Bhubaneswar: With Maharashtra and Kerala reporting huge surge of COVID-19 cases these days, the Odisha government is reportedly contemplating to not resume physical classes for classes I to VIII.
According to sources, there is slim chance of the government allowing physical classes for students during the current academic session.
The reopening of schools for classes 1 to VIII students was tentatively fixed for a date after Saraswati Puja. The government was earlier contemplating on the resumption of physical classes for these students either February 22 or 23. The students were scheduled to attend 60 days of physical classes before their final examinations with strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines.
But it seems the government is not in a position to risk children’s lives.
Notably, physical classroom teaching for Class IX and XI students resumed from February 8 while the same for Class X and XII started from January 8.
PNN