PANAJI: A day after a
teacher from a
school in Usgao was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19, a male teacher of a school within the Cujira school complex, on the outskirts of Panaji, also tested positive on Wednesday. This made it the second such case after physical classes for students of Classes X and XII began in Goa from November 21. The Cujira school will be shut till Thursday to carry out sanitisation of the premises.
School authorities said physical classes for students will resume only from December 14. Till that time, classes will continue
online.
“The teacher had informed us that there are many
Covid cases in the vicinity of his home. Therefore, we had advised him to get himself tested. As December 8 was a discretionary holiday due to the Panaji church feast, we also advised him to not report to school that day. The teacher later informed us that he had tested positive,” a school official said.
The school’s authorities said they have discussed the situation with the director of education and have kept officials informed.
“We have 250 students studying in Class X, but only around 82 were reporting for physical classes as most parents are not ready to send students for physical classes. Practical classes as well as some physical classes were being conducted. Though the teacher who tested positive was teaching Class X students, lectures for Class XII students too will resume only on December 14 as the entire school premises has to be sanitised,” the school official said.
From Class XII, only around 30 students were reporting for physical classes as online classes of the institute continue and are running smoothly.