The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday issued an order permitting schools to reopen for classes 6,7,9 and 11 with 50% attendance from Thursday. Schools have already resumed for classes 10 and 12 from August 1. As per the fresh orders issued by the school education department, schools in rural areas will have to get approval from gram panchayats and parents’ committees. The same approval will be mandatory from ward corporators and parents’ committees for institutions situated in urban areas, the order said. The order further stated that schools will be allowed to start the classes only in districts where the Covid-19 positivity rate has been below one per cent for seven days.Students will be allowed to attend classes on alternate days, the order said.The order states that online classes will continue as before.
