Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Aug 13: Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has given the go ahead to start grades 9 to 12 from August 23. However, the actual reopening of schools might not happen now as the coronavirus cases are rising.
The Education department is also in quandary. A meeting will be held soon. In districts where the positivity rate is more than 2% the chances of opening schools is slim.
A meeting is slated to be held between education and health departments in a day or two. Based on the view of the experts the opening of schools will be decided.
Beginning of grades 1 to 8 is tougher as the children will not follow the Covid guidelines of wearing the mask all the time, maintaining social distance, especially during lunch break and games periods. Even if one child gets infected, the whole class will be in danger getting infected.
On the whole, though Bommai has given the go ahead, it seems practically, the Covid situation is not conducive to start the education institutions.