Bihar school reopening date: Classes to resume for upper primary students from February 8

Bihar school reopening date: Nitish Kumar led Bihar government has decided to reopen schools for Class 6 to 8 from February 8. The decision was taken at a crisis management group chaired by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar.  The classes will resume for these students on the line of senior classes.  

Schools have to follow Covid 19 protocols and detailed standard operating procedures ( SOPs) have been issued in this regard. The SOPs include compulsory wearing of face masks, social distancing and fifty percent occupancy.  

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All government school teachers have been instructed to remain present at their respective schools.

Earlier, Bihar government has decided to reopen all educational institutions in Bihar, including schools, colleges and coaching centres, from January 4, after a gap of over nine months. However, schools for middle and lower classes were not opened then.  

Physical classes were held for students in Bihar for standards 9-12 in schools and final year students in colleges. The institutions were closed since March 14 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

During the reopening of schools for senior classes, Education Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar had said that students will be permitted to enter the educational institutions only if they wear masks.

Authorities in Bihar of the educational institutions will keep a tab on students to check whether they have any COVID symptoms and medical examination of pupils will be conducted in government schools on a random basis, he said.

Two masks each will be distributed among Bihar school children and physical classes for students of standards 9-12 will be held at half the strength to ensure social distancing, the official said.