Tamil Nadu Schools Reopen From January 19 For Classes 10 And 12

The government of Tamil Nadu announced that schools in the state are all set to reopen from January 19, 2021, for students of classes 10 and 12. The state government has also distributed guidelines that need to be strictly followed once the schools reopen.

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As per the standard operating procedure laid by the government, a maximum of 25 students are to be seated in a classroom. Additionally, the health department has been directed to give Vitamin and Zinc tablets to each student to boost their immunity.

Schools in Tamil Nadu are only reopening for board students after being closed since March 2020 following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision has been taken by the government after feedbacks from students and authorities, as well as the parents.

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TN government initially planned to reopen schools in December last year. However, concerned authorities revised their decision in light of the COVID-19 outbreak at IIT Madras.

Over the past few weeks, Tamil Nadu has reported a steady decline in the number of coronavirus cases. On Monday, Tamil Nadu has reported 682 new COVID-19 infections and 6 deaths. The total active cases in the state stand at 6971.

On January 8, it was reported that close to 25 students at Lal Bahadur Shastri Kisan High School in Munger district, Bihar, tested positive for COVID-19. The discovery was made after 75 students underwent random testing at the school. Just one school has reported such incident out of 8000 schools recently opened in the state, as per Amit Kumar, the deputy director of the Bihar education department. You can read about it here.

In Odisha too, 31 teachers and students within the Gajapati district tested positive for coronavirus following the reopening of schools for classes 10 and 12.

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