After closure of around one-and-a-half-year due to Corona Virus, the schools for students from classes 6 to 8 in Karnataka commenced ftom Monday.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said that the government decided to reopen schools after approval from the state’s technical advisory committee on Covid-19.

The Minister said, many parents and students had urged him during his recent visits to several parts of the state to reopen schools. He said the entire government machinery and district administrations have been working together with the department for the safe conduct of classes.

It is mandatory for students to submit a consent letter from their parents to attend offline classes and these classes are not compulsory, as there is a provision of online classes also.

The government has said that offline classes for students of class 6-8 will be held on alternate days, each with 50 per cent attendance, it will be five days a week, and the remaining two days (weekend) will be used for sanitizing and other Covid control measures.

He said, looking at how offline classes will go on, the government after consulting the technical advisory committee will take a decision on reopening schools for class 1 to 5, but did not specify any timeline.

The government had already allowed the reopening of schools for students from classes 9 to 12 from August 23.