Memo Rc.No.151/A&I/2020 Dated:29/01/2021
Sub:- School Education – COVID–19 – Reopening of Schools in a graded manner
and Learning with Physical/Social Distancing for the academic year 2020-21 –
Opening of Classes I – V from 01.02.2021 – Certain instructions issued –
Regarding
Ref:- 1) G.O.Rt.No.216, Dated:01.11.2020 from the School Education (Prog.II)
Department, GoAP. 2) This Office Circular No.191/A&I/2020, Dt:03/11/2020
3) G.O.Rt.No.229, Dated:23.11.2020 from the School Education (Prog.II) Dept.,
GoAP. 4) Govt. Memo No.ESE01-SEDNOCSE/1324/2020-Prog.II, Dated:13-12-2020. 5)
This office Memo.Rc.No.151/A&I/2020, Dated:17.01.2021. 6) This office
Memo.Rc.No.151/A&I/2020, Dated:26.01.2021. 7) F.No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A),
Dt-27-01-2021 of the Union Home Secretary & Chairman, NEC, Ministry of
Home Affairs, New Delhi
The attention of all the Regional Joint Directors of School Education and the
District Educational Officers in the State is invited to the reference 7th
cited and informed that, in continuation to the orders issued in G.O 2nd &
Memo 5th cited, the undersigned has been accorded permission for reopening of
Classes I to V from 01.02.2021 daily in all government, aided and unaided
private schools
Further, schools will function full day from 01.02.2021 onwards for Classes I
to V daily as per the SCERT Academic Calendar (i.e., 09.00 AM to 03.45 PM for
Primary Schools) subject to the following conditions and precautions:
a) Students may attend schools physically only with the written consent of
parent/guardian. b) Wearing of masks is mandatory for all children, teaching
and non teaching staff. c) Frequent hand washing and all related precautions
to contain COVID 19 as per the guidelines/SoP already communicated in the ref
1st cited. d) Further, social distancing shall have to be adhered. In this
regard, the following pattern
In view of the above, the under mentioned officers are requested to take
required steps to reopen the Classes I to V from 01.02.2021 in all schools
under all managements and issue necessary instructions to the field level
functionaries to follow the above procedure for reopening of classes I – V and
ensure strict enforcement of guidelines/ Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
for all activities in the schools issued by the Union/ State Governments for
strict compliance on COVID-Appropriate behavior in the schools without
fail shall be followed:
