There was anxiety, excitement, laughter - even
tears. Students of the Xth and the XIIth classes were hastening back to school
- after the long break of the "Lock down" when they were at home
during the Covid Pandemic. The teachers had been struggling - trying to adapt
themselves to the new method of online teaching. Now they had to work flat out
ensuring "social distancing" in the classrooms that had been deserted
for so long.
Some parents still desisted from sending their
children back to school despite the assurances of the Government. But those who
arrived did take utmost care to ensure keeping social distance, washing their
hands with disinfectant, and keeping safely apart from one another.
Around 2400 schools across the State; and 3000
with higher secondary sections had sprung back to life. The Government
guidelines saw to it that the necessary precautions were enforced. At the end
of every session, the class rooms were disinfected. Parents had to drop off and
pick back their children, as a precautionary measure. school classes could be
conducted only for three hours from nine or ten in the morning, for the first
batch of students for the day. Another batch would be taken on for three hours
from 1 pm or 2 pm. In schools where the strength was only up to 300 in Class X
or Plus Two, 50% of the students could thus be taught in each of the two
shifts. But in schools with more than that student strength could adjust to
only 25% in each session.
The Department of Education had issued detailed guidelines
for conducting the classes, leading up to the public examination scheduled to
commence on March 17. The number of students that could attend each day is
determined based on the student strength of the class, and the overall
availability of class rooms and other facilities available. There shall be only
one student per bench, and they should be spaced apart to keep the social
distance - two meters apart.
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