Goa board schools to start in online mode from Monday

PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said that the schools across the state will start in online mode from June 21. The directorate of education issued a circular on Thursday directing all teachers to attend school from June 21.
“The schools have to support their students by suitable alternative means, including online. The schools have to come up with alternatives for students who can’t participate in online teaching-learning,” education director D R Bhagat said.
The online classes are meant to engage students and support them until the schools reopen, the circular read. “On the commencement of regular classes, the teachers will cover up the entire syllabus for the academic year 2021-22 so that no student is left out.”
“Till such time the schools reopen, the teachers should prepare worksheets and lectures and reach out to students not connected via online means, in addition to carrying out the online teaching,” the directorate stated, adding that this shall not apply to schools in containment zone, teachers residing in containment zone and schools taken over by the Disaster Management Authority.
The directorate has said that employees who have children with intellectual or physical disabilities and pregnant women can be permitted to work from home provided they remain available on telephone and other online means.
Almost 2.8 lakh students enrolled from Class I to XII in state schools are expected to start the new academic year from Monday.
Though the state curfew due to the pandemic has been extended by the government up to June 21, teaching and non-teaching staff have already resumed duty in schools.