Punjab schools open from Aug 2 for all classes

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has allowed schools to open for all classes from August 2 by following protocol and Covidappropriate behaviour as the situation has improved in the state.
As per orders issued by additional chief secretary (home) Anurag Agarwal on Saturday, the department of school education will be issuing detailed instructions about opening of all schools from August 2. Earlier, the state government had allowed schools to open for Class X to XII from July 26, nearly after four months of closure. Attendance of students has been thin. The state government had made the consent of parents mandatory for attending classes and had also given an option to students to attend online classes if they did not want to go to school.
The state government, however, extended the restriction imposed earlier on July 20 to contain and manage Covid 19 till August 10.