Pre-primary schools to reopen from November 8

The pre-primary schools which were closed almost for the last one-and-a-half years will reopen from November 8 across the state following the recommendation by the Technical Advisory Committee for Covid-19.

The department of public instruction has issued a circular on Thursday permitting pre-primary schools/kindergartens to conduct physical classes from November 8 by following the Standard operating Procedure(SoP).

As per the circular issued by the department, the schools are allowed to conduct classes, in the districts and taluks where the Covid-19 positivity rate is less than 2%, during Monday to Friday between 9.30 am and 3.30 pm. This applies only for lower kindergarten (LKG) and upper kindergarten (UKG).

Following the decision taken by the state government to reopen anganawadi centres from November 8, the department of public instruction has decided to reopen pre-primary classes. The private schools management associations have welcomed this move.

This decision by the government has come as a welcome change for working parents. However, a section of parents are not ready to send their little ones to schools until they are administered Covid vaccine.

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