Karnataka To Reopen Schools For Classes 9 To 12 From August 23 – Basavaraj Bommai

Yogesh K Porwar.Avanth Kumar Kankaria

The Karnataka government on Friday decided to reopen schools for students of classes 9 to 12 (II PUC) from 23 August,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said.

He also said there are certain conditions for opening schools, as per which classes will be held in batches on alternate days and details will be given soon.

After taking stock of the coronavirus situation in Karnataka,CM Bommai said the education and health experts have discussed the reopening of schools, and the positions taken by other states in this regard.He said,We have decided to do it in two stages. In the first stage, class 9,10, also 11th and 12th (I and II PUC) classes will start from August 23.

The high level meeting regarding COVID management and reopening of schools and colleges,chaired by,Chief Minister,Basavaraj Bommai along with Ministers Dr. C.N.Ashwathnarayan,Dr.K.Sudhakar,experts Dr.Deviprasad shetty,and Dr.C.N.Manjunath, Dr.Sudarashan,Technical Committee Chairman, P.Ravikumar,Chief Secretary and others officials were present and decided to commence 9th,10th and PUC classes from 23rd August in the State.

The Chief Minister held a detailed discussion with senior officials of the Government and experts regarding reopening of primary and high schools.

Basavaraj Bommai told reporters,It was decided to commence the 9th, 10th and PU classes from August 23rd and based on the Covid situation in the State decision regarding reopening of primary schools and 8th standard would be taken by the end of August.

It is decided to conduct classes on alternative days.Guidelines on Covid norms that needs to be followed during the reopening of schools would be issued the Chief Minister told reporters after the meeting.

It is also decided to impose weekend curfew in border districts of Kerala and Maharashtra and instead of 10 pm night curfew it was decided to execute night curfew from,9.00 pm.The Chief Minister instructed the, DG-IGP,Praveen Sood,IG& District Commissionerate to implement the night curfew stringently he added.