New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh on Monday joined the states where schools have cautiously restarted physical lessons after the ebbing of COVID-19 cases, while in Uttarakhand and Bihar, students of more classes returned to the offline mode.
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A 50 per cent cap on attendance and holding of classes in shifts to ensure social distancing, sanitisation and mask-wearing were among the COVID-19 norms being followed by the schools, which largely reported thin attendance.
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Apaprt from UP, states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh had resumed physical classes from August 2, while Karnataka is planning to do so from August 23.
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Earlier this month, the Uttar Pradesh government had announced that schools would reopen for students of classes 9 to 12 from August 16 with 50 percent attendance.
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On Monday, some schools started offline classes in shifts while adhering to COVID protocols, but the attendance was thin. The state government said teaching activity may be considered for classes 6 to 8 from August 23 and for classes 1 to 5 from September 1.
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"Offline classes have resumed for students of classes 9 to 12 today (Monday). About 100 students, which is around 20 percent of the total strength, have come to attend classes," Donald De Souza, chancellor and spokesperson of the Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, told PTI.
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Not all parents were willing to send their children to school. Ashit Neogy, an Allahabad-based businessman, whose son is a Class 10 student, said he was happy with his son attending the online classes.
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According to the UP government order issued earlier this month, physical classes at higher education institutes will resume from September 1. Schools in Bihar reopened for Classes 1 to 8, while offline classes for students from classes 9 to 12 had resumed early this month.
Andhra Pradesh has allowed resumption of offline classes from August 16. Most schools across Uttarakhand began physical classes on Monday for students of Classes 6 to 8 after opening earlier this month for the higher classes.
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The Karnataka government has decided to reopen schools for students from class 9 to 12 from August 23, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had said. The Delhi government has allowed students of classes 10 to 12 to visit schools for work related to admission and practical activities for the board exams, and also said that health checkup camps situated on school campuses can resume.
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