Centre issues new guidelines for reopening of schools - SOPs to follow - Centre has asked all state governments to use the term physical distancing instead of social distancing . New SOPs were announced on Thursday.
Centre issues new guidelines on the reopening of educational institutions - Under the previous set of guidelines issued on October 5, 2020, the states and UTs had to mandatorily take the consent of parents or guardians.
Private unaided schools in the city may have to wait a week longer to resume physical classes since their teachers have developed fever, tested Covid positive, and are in home isolation. Manila Carvalho, principal of Delhi Public School-East, said some of their teachers are unwell and are not able to handle offline classes. “We will wait it out for a week,” she said.
According to a modified SOP on Monday evening, physical education in all the schools up to class 8 in all the districts of Assam will remain suspended.