New Delhi, 14/2: The Government of Gujarat announced on Saturday that the schools for classes 6 to 8 will reopen on February 18. It added the attendance will not be compulsory in the schools.
The schools will adhere to strict COVID-19 safety protocols and guidelines as they resume physical classes for students of classes 6 to 8. Masks and physical distancing will be mandatory for teachers and students in schools.
Reportedly, the state government earlier reopened schools for classes 10 to 12 and colleges for final year students of undergraduate and postgraduate students from January 11. It later resumed classes for students in classes 9 to 11 from February 1 and for the first-year students in college from February 8.