Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): On reopening of primary schools in Odisha in October this year, the School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Thursday clarified that decision regarding this yet to be taken.
Dash said, “We have received proposals from different departments regarding reopening of primary schools. However, the state Government has not taken any decision till yet.”
He further informed that even though students are now desperate to attend physical classes, several aspects are now being considered for reopening of primary schools.
Earlier this month, reports had suggested that the department was preparing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) predicting that the state Government may take a decision to commence physical classes for Class 1 to Class 8 students from October first week or after Dussehra.
Pertaining to mention here that, experts have also suggested the Central and State Governments for reopening of primary schools citing that children have adequate immunity power. Meanwhile, physical classes for Class 9 and 10 students have already resumed in the state.
