Mumbai: Schools for classes 1 to 7 to reopen from tomorrow

Schools for classes 1 to 7 will reopen in Mumbai on Wednesday after being shut for over 20 months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mumbai civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal issued the order to reopen schools.

Earlier, physical classes were slated to restart from December 4. However, the reopening was postponed due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Schools of all managements, for classes 1st to 7th, to reopen from 15 December, 2021.

We appeal all parents, students and teachers to follow Covid-19 protocols.#BackToSchool pic.twitter.com/N0xwWrLQaq

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) December 14, 2021

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has also shared guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Times Now reported.

As per the guidelines, students and staff members need to ensure that they wear masks at all times. Schools have been directed to ensure that their teaching as well as non-teaching staff are vaccinated. Schools have also been asked to make sure that their premises are sanitised regularly and that there are no crowds in common areas.

Physical attendance is not mandatory and students who wish to continue with online classes can do so.

Meanwhile, schools will also reopen from classes 1 to 7 in Pune from December 16, ANI quoted Mayor Murlidhar Mohol as saying.

Earlier, the Maharashtra government had decided to reopen schools for all classes…

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