Unlock 4.0 School Reopening : SOPs ossued by Health Ministry for partial reopening for 9th to 12th Class students, Get Details Here

School Reopening Guidelines: The Union Health Ministry has issued guidelines for reopening the schools for the students from class 9 to 12. The Guidelines issued have provided the necessary SOPs and norms which are to be followed for the partial reopening for the schools from September 21, 2020. The re-opening of the schools will be applicable to only those students from class 9 to 12 who will be allowed to visit the schools for doubt clearing on a voluntary basis. Students will also be required to submit a declaration signed by their parents in order to visit the schools during the time period given.

Official Notification Released

To confirm the development, the Health Ministry has issued a detailed notification that covers two very important aspects related to reopening of schools and allowing students to visit schools amid the pandemic. The notification provides for Generic Preventive Measures and also provide the detailed activities and preventive measures that schools need to put in place before reopening of schools from 21^st Sept 2020 onwards. Students and parents can read the detailed notification given below:

School Reopening Guidelines – Read Detailed Notification Here

General Preventive Measures

According to the detailed guidelines issued by the Health Ministry, the general preventive measures that are to be followed for reopening of schools on voluntary basis are as follows:

• Physical Distancing of 6 Ft to be followed by teachers and students, as far as feasible
• Face Masks and Face Covers are mandatory while on school premises
• Hand Hygiene to be ensured through frequent hand washing with soap or via use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers
• Respiratory etiquettes like covering one’s mouth and nose while coughing/sneezing to be followed strictly
• Self-Monitoring of health and reporting of illness at the earliest
• Installation and Use of Aarogya Setu App advised

Before Opening of Schools

• Only Schools outside containment zones allowed to reopen
• Students, teachers residing in containment zones not allowed to visit schools
• Students, teachers are advised not to visit any area that has been designated as a containment zone
• Complete school campus, including all work areas laboratories, other common utility areas shall be sanitized with 1% sodium hypochlorite solution
• Schools used as quarantine centres to undergo deep sanitization and cleaning process
• 50% of teaching and non-teaching staff allowed to visit schools
• Class 9 to 12 students allowed to visit schools on voluntary basis
• Contactless attendance system to be developed and followed for teachers and students
• Markings and arrangement for crowd management outside the premises to be made
• Assemblies, sports and events that can lead to overcrowding are strictly prohibited
• Swimming Pools present on school premises to remain closed
• Schools to maintain back-up stock of personal protection itemslike face covers/masks, visors, hand sanitizers etc to be made available to teachers and students, as needed
• Schools to use and maintain stock of thermal guns, alcohol wipes or 1% sodium hypochlorite solutions and disposable paper towels, soap, IEC materials on COVID.
• Pulse oximeter to check oxygen saturation levels of any symptomatic person must be arranged
• Schools to ensure availability of sufficient covered dustbins and trash cans