Schools in Haryana are expected to reopen to elementary school students starting in the new academic term. The state education minister announced that the state government plans to reopen schools for primary classes from the next academic session, as the academic session has very little time.
The State Minister of Education, Kanwarpal Gurjar, took a break on February 10, 2021 on the possibility of primary classes starting on February 15, 2021. The Minister of Education also said that the State Education Ministry had A dossier on the reopening of the students was sent to the ministry, although the government returned the same, they said there was very little time left for the academic session.
Haryana schools have been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic and the COVID-19 shutdown. It is better to wait another two months to resume offline courses for students in the new academic session. Classes will continue from the next academic session for students in grades 1-5.
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The Haryana state government had decided to reopen public schools as of February 1, 2021 for students in grades six through eight, the state education minister announced. The government previously reopened classes for students in grades 10-12 on December 14, 2020, while classes for students in grades 9-11 also reopened on December 21, 2021.
Public and private schools across the state have been ordered to work 3 hours from 10:00 a.m. at 1:00 p.m. for all classes, while schools must also follow COVID-19 guidelines and protocols issued by the state and central government.
Although the schools are open for certain classes, the visit does not correspond to the regular days, so it is likely that the schools will reopen to elementary students for the next academic term.