Kerala Schools to re-open from 1 Nov: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday announced that schools in the state would reopen from November 1 starting with classes 1 to 7, 10 and 12. The schools were closed in the state for a year-and-a-half following coronavirus outbreak.

The CM also mentioned that the remaining classes would commence from November 15 and preparations for re-opening of the schools are in full swing. The state Health and Education Ministers would be conducting a high-level meeting tomorrow to ensure protection and safety of children attending the classes.

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Further, a draft plan of action would be prepared and discussed with other departments before it is finalised. The CM also said, “To allay the concerns of students and parents, arrangements would be made at state and district-levels in consultation with the parents-teachers’ associations and other organisations.”

Meanwhile, the state police have also been roped in to prepare plans for ensuring safety of students during their travel after schools and colleges reopen. “The traffic outside educational institutions would be regulated to ensure there is no illegal or improper parking of vehicles and no one would be allowed to congregate in front of schools unnecessarily.”

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School vehicles lying unused for all this time would be repaired with the help of police stations and SHOs would get in touch with institutions to ensure the same, he said. Also, special training would be provided to drivers and conductors of school vehicles on safety precautions to be followed when ferrying children.