Summary
Schools split each class into smaller batches to maintain social distancing
Strict COVID-safety practices to be followed on campus
Schools in West Bengal are set to welcome students of Classes VIII to XII back to the campus on February 3.
Edugraph caught up with principals of some schools ahead of the reopening.
Runa Chatterjee, headmistress, The Heritage School, Kolkata
Students will arrive by school bus and school will begin at 9.15 am. We used to start school at 7.20am earlier but have pushed back the opening time.
Students will be seated in 60 rooms across two buildings. Deep sanitisation is being carried out in all classrooms and all parts of the campus. Students and staff members will wear face masks and use hand sanitiser at regular intervals.
Breakfast and lunch will be served in the school dining hall in two batches, maintaining social distancing. Students will board school bus at 3.30pm and head home.
Koeli Dey, Principal, Sushila Birla Girls’ School, Kolkata
We are looking forward to welcoming our students back to school. We have taken several measures to ensure the safety of students. We are also splitting classes into batches to ensure social distancing in the classroom. Students with fever, cough or cold are not encouraged to attend school. We have also made a video on how we are preparing for reopening.
Abishek Kumar Yadav, academic director, Griffins International School, Kharagpur
We are extremely delighted to have students back on the campus. Since we had reopened the school in November, we are well-prepared to welcome students back. The school buildings, buses and the entire campus are being sanitised. Students will be attending classes while following strict COVID-safety protocol.
Class VIII students will be coming to school after two years and the focus will be on acclimatising them to the school environment. A session with the parents has been planned to allay any fears.
Ravi Victor, principal, St. Vincent’s High and Technical School, Asansol
We are excited that schools are reopening again. Students have been missing as online classes cannot replace what students learn in school. We will be conducting classes in the hybrid mode. We have already held one vaccination camp and a second camp will be held on the campus soon. Once all our students are vaccinated, we hope to achieve 100% attendance in the physical mode. Most Class VIII students are not eligible for vaccination yet and so classes will be held for them in batches.
Last updated on 02 Feb 2022
