Pune: All elementary schools within the limit of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will reopen their classes for learning directly from PMS I to VII from Thursday.
Mayor Murlidhar Mohol announced a decision through Tweet on Tuesday.
Although PMC has followed up later, by issuing formal orders regarding the reopening elementary school.
“The decision for this effect was taken after discussion between the Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar, District collector Saurabh Rao, Commissioner of PMC Vikram Kumar and others on Tuesday.
All sops such as school sanitization must be done before and after reopening elementary school,” Mohol said.
Meanwhile, Rajesh Patil, Commissioner of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), said that the school would remain closed and the decision about the reopening would be taken on Wednesday.
In accordance with the government’s resolution, all schools in the country should be reopened from 1 December and so on but local authorities in many cities including Pune have decided to delay the opening date re-quote the threat of Omicron variant Covid 19.
Although Zilla Parishad reviewed their decision and decided to open Back physically from December 6 and so on.
PMC and PCMC have just reopened school until December 15.
In addition to mandatory masks, social distance, often hand washing etc., there are other rules for an if a student found positive Covid-19.
However, the school still contemplates whether it will be reopened or not, especially when the Christmas holiday is near.
The Director and Secretary of Honorary Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Nandkumar Kakirde said that the school would be closed for Christmas holidays from December 24.
Therefore, there is no point in reopening school for five days.
“We are reopening the school for STD V to VII since January 3.
We will seek the opinions of parents and then decide to reopen for the main classes that are lower than STD I to IV on weeks later,” Kakirde said.
The decision to allow only 50% of students in class and other criteria etc.
creates a lot of problems.
“First of all, the government certainly considers all facts before passing the reopening sequence.
Very tense and difficult for teachers to take classes online and offline simultaneously.
It is difficult to manage class 25 young students and then also pay attention to 25 students Others who attend online, “added Kakirde.
Schools in Mumbai are ready to be reopened on Wednesday after the Civic body decided to allow in-wear classes.
Activists have insisted on the physical class to stem losses from online learning.