Schools in no-covid zones can reopen for classes 8 to 12 starting July 15
Hindustan TimesTwo days after releasing and immediately deleting a government resolution directing reopening of schools for classes 8 to 12 in no-covid zones, the state school education department released an updated GR on Wednesday. Schools in no-covid zones can reopen for classes 8 to 12 starting July 15 The GR further specifies the formation of an eight-member committee consisting of local collectors, school principals and health officials to decide on Covid-free zones. In November last year, the school education department had released a similar circular announcing re-opening of schools for classes 9 to 12 in a phased manner. "Both these circulars were revoked once Covid cases started rising again and the state government called for another complete lockdown starting mid-April," said a state education department official.