Punjab Schools Reopen For Classes 1012 With Strict Covid Protocols
The state government has allowed only those teachers and staff to return to schools who are fully vaccinated.No student is allowed to enter the school without a mask. Proper social distancing is being maintained in classes an official of a school in Amritsar said.Thermal scanning is being conducted at school entrances and hand sanitisers have been provided to students. Only one student is allowed to sit on a desk school authorities said.A teacher of a Ludhiana-based school said that so far there is a very positive response from students.I am happy to be back in school. Though we were studying through the online mode, we can understand better in the classroom said an elated student in Ludhiana.In Moga, an official of a senior secondary school told reporters that they are following government instructions and allowing only those students to return to classes whose parents have given their consent.The state government has said schools for students of the remaining classes shall also be allowed to open from August 2 if the Covid situation remains under control.