‘Goa govt will look at proposal to restart classes for colleges kids’

PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that the state government would “positively consider” the proposal of the directorate of higher education (DHE) to start physical classes for college students.
Sawant said that there is no plan to start physical classes for students of schools and higher secondary institutes. “Students above 18 have taken the Covid vaccine, and the government can positively consider the proposal to start colleges,” he said.
On Monday, the DHE had asked principals to devise methods to begin classes in the physical mode. The new academic year 2021-22 begins on September 1 for general streams.
“The heads of educational institutions under the purview of the DHE may take appropriate decision(s) to conduct classes in physical mode for the new academic year 2021-22 based on the ground realities and the infrastructure availability, after following proper SOPs pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic,” director of higher education Prasad Lolayekar had said in the circular.