Bengal Schools Opening News: Big development! What parents, students from West Bengal must know

Bengal Schools Opening News: The West Bengal government is all set to reopen schools for students of Classes 9 to 12 from February 12. WB Education Minister Partha Chatterjee announced the reopening of schools in the state amid COVID-19 pandemic.

“We will ask all the school authorities to strictly maintain Covid-19 protocols,” Chatterjee was quoted as saying to india.com. He further said that the education department is mulling to resume the classes from 9 to 12 for now. The decision to reopen classroom operations for junior standards will be taken later.

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The Education Minister said that strict COVID-19 guidelines would be followed if the physical classes are resumed from February 12 and the consent of parents would be mandatory for students attending school. Moreover, the attendance might not be compulsory for students until the pandemic situation gets better.

Meanwhile, other states have decided to reopen schools this month as well. Earlier on Monday, The Rajasthan government announced the reopening of school for classes 6-8 from February 8. Other states reopening schools this month include Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh.