Guwahati: The Government Assam will not reopen the school except the level of covid dips under two percent in all districts, said the State Education Department on Tuesday.
The new SOP published by the State Disaster Management Authority Assam directed all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, to continue to provide quality virtual options and said there would be no class in-people.
Online education in the midst of the second wave remaining has caused major obstacles for students from disadvantaged backgrounds because they cannot afford the necessary infrastructure.
ICMR DG, Dr.
Balram Bhargava, recently provided a nod to the reopening of elementary school, said children could handle infections better, but the State Health Department did not want to take risks.
“Unless the level of participants drops to two percent in all districts, we cannot think of opening the school category.
There are districts in Assam who still have a level of participation of three to four percent,” the source in the State Education Department said, added that as long as The curfew all the time continues, the opportunity to open a very lean school.
The Ministry of Health has not been convinced by the ICMR head view even when it continues to increase the infrastructure of the pediatric ICU in the state of fear of the third wave.
“The Ministry of Health will give his opinion in the first week of August when the discussion occurred regarding the revision date for the State Council exam.
But in the end the test was canceled.
We still hope that there might be a nod to reopen the school and other educational institutions in August,” an official said The senior health department to the Toi on Tuesday.
He added that the normal situation was many districts, although it would be a little at risk of opening schools in the district such as Lakhimpur and Golaghat, which was still under the curfew.
Secretary General of Primary Teachers (ASTTA) Assam (ASTTA), Ratul Chandra Goswami, said that if it was feasible, the Assam government had to start opening elementary school in consultation with ICMR and the center.