Physical classes for LKG and UKG students will begin across Karnataka from November 8 in all taluks where the rate of COVID-19 infection is below 2%. In an order issued on November 4, the Department of Public Instruction said that classes will be conducted for half the day.
In an earlier order, the department had announced starting of anganwadis from November 8. Classes from 1 to 10, besides colleges, had been opened in Karnataka in a phased manner. Experts said children below 5 years need not wear masks. Children have to be asked to cover mouths and nose while coughing or sneezing.
If a student shows any Covid symptoms like cough, fever, cold, loss of sense of smell or taste, she has to be isolated and guardians informed. If a student tests positive, all kids should be tested and the school closed temporarily. Reopening should be done based on health workers’ instructions.
Parents should not send sick children to school. Campuses should be regularly sanitised with sodium hypochlorite solution. Children should be tested for Covid symptoms at the entrance and they should maintain a physical distance of 1m between each other. Children should bring food and water from home. Schools should have hot water facility.
Care should be taken to ensure that children don’t put any other substance in mouths other than food and water and sanitisers should be stored away from their reach. Classes for these children can be run from 9am to 3.30pm from Monday to Friday. In the government sector, Karnataka Public Schools have LKG and UKG.
The School Development Monitoring Committees that want to run nurseries can do so at their own cost. In the private sector, apart from schools having nursery and kindergarten classes, there are neighbourhood stand-alone pre-schools.
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