To ensure COVID-appropriate measures are followed, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued a Standard Operating Procedure for reopening of schools and colleges from September 1.
Schools for Classes IX-XII have been permitted to resume. The guidelines include allowing only 50% of students per classroom, thermal screening, staggered entry and exit timings, and staggered lunch breaks.
The schools are also mandated to have a quarantine facility on campus to deal with any emergencies.
Emotional support
The teachers have been asked to provide counselling and emotional support to students. “Teachers are expected to understand the current academic level of their students, establish a deep connection, initiate learning process, bridge the learning gaps to strengthen and recapitulate the foundational subject specific competency of the previous class,” the guidelines stated.
The government had said no student would be forced to attend physical classes and the consent of…