GANDHINAGAR: State education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said on Thursday that a standard operating procedure (SOP) for reopening of schools and colleges will be announced in two or three days. During a function in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning, Chudasama said the government is planning to “physically open schools and colleges in coming days”.
He said this after consultations with senior officers of the education and health departments, along with representatives of other stakeholders like management associations of schools and colleges.
“Today we had a discussion with stakeholders like university vice-chancellors. All have opined in favour of opening up of schools and colleges. Once the SOP for schools and colleges is ready, further discussion with chief minister and deputy chief minister will be held to finalize the plan,’‘ the minister said.
As of now, the state government is planning to open schools from classes 9 to 12, colleges as well as universities, though a final decision on the issue is pending, he told reporters in Gandhinagar.
“Once SOPs are prepared, CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, in consultation with education and health departments, will take a final decision. They will also decide on opening schools for standards 1 to 8,” said Chudasama.
Schools and colleges in Gujarat have been shut since March-end in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak and the resultant lockdown.