Get schools sanitised, DEO of Mohali told

Tribune News Service

Mohali, July 20

Schools for Classes X to XII will be reopened from July 26 and the district administration has given directions to the District Education Officer (DEO) to get the school buildings sanitised.

Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said the orders for reopening of schools for Class X, XI and XII were issued by the Punjab Chief Minister today. He said only the fully vaccinated teachers and staff would be allowed to be physically present at schools.

He said physical presence of the students should be purely at the consent of parents and the option of virtual classes would be continued. The DEO should submit an undertaking to this effect to his office, he added.

Dayalan said the reopening of the schools will be monitored closely by him and the DEO would ensure that all protocols are in place. “Parents have to give consent in writing and submit it to the DC’s office before sending children to school,” he said.