Rajasthan schools set to reopen for IX to XII classes from September 1
The Hindu
Govt. issues standard operating procedure
The schools in Rajasthan are set to for IX to XII classes, with the government issuing a standard operating procedure (SOP), allowing 50% capacity of students and putting restrictions on holding assembly prayers and sports activities and distributing cooked mid-day meals. The universities, colleges and coaching institutes will also reopen the same day. A Group of Ministers had recently recommended restarting of academic activities in the State. The SOP requires the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as the drivers of buses, cabs and auto-rickshaws ferrying the students to and from schools to get at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Online education will continue only for the students of I to VIII classes till further orders.
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