Guwahati, Nov 30 (UNI) Elementary schools will reopen in Assam from January 1, state Education and Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma announced here today.
He said classes for students from class nursery to 6, which had not opened yet, will resume from January 1 next.
He added that the decision to reopen these classes was
taken after consultation with teachers’ association, and it would be the guardians’ discretion to send their wards to schools.
Detailed SOP for reopening of the elementary sections will be issued by the Education department later, Dr Sarma added.
The rest of classes had already resumed in the state in a staggered manner, though online mode of education is also continuing.
The minister further informed that hostels for final year students will reopen from December 15.
Altogether 2,12,617 COVID-19 cases have been detected in the state so far, out of which 981 have succumbed. The recovery rate is at 97.96pc.
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