The Chhattisgarh government is set to open conditionally all private and government-run schools in the state from August 2, it was announced on Monday.
The School Education Department has allowed off-line classes for Class 10 and 12 in all private and government schools from August 2, an official communication said.
In rural areas, it is necessary to get the recommendation of the Gram Panchayat and the parent committee of the school while recommendation of the ward corporator is needed in urban localities before starting classes for children from Class I to V and Class VIII.
The classes will be started only in those districts where the positivity rate of coronavirus is less than 1 percent for 7 days.
The students will have to attend the classes on alternate days and those who suffer from cough, cold or fever will not be allowed to attend, it said.
Online classes will also be run and there will be no compulsion to attend the off-line classes in schools, it added.