Alternate day attendance, 20 students per classroom: Schools, colleges reopen in Tamil Nadu amid Covid protocol

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin said the parents and teachers should realise that reopening of schools and colleges has been allowed considering the educational and psychological concerns of students.

Students are back to schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu amidst the Covid-19 pandemic after a period of 18 long months. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath

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01 Sep 2021, 6:20 am

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The Tamil Nadu government on Monday had announced that the schools for students of classes 9 to 12 and all the colleges will be reopened on Wednesday as scheduled. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin said the parents and teachers should realise that reopening of schools and colleges has been allowed considering the educational and psychological concerns of students. (Photo | U Rakesh Kumar, EPS)

A Public Interest Litigation was filed by a Tirunelveli-based advocate stating that many parents are afraid to send their children to schools amid the pandemic and the fear of a third wave. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)

In accordance with this, the Tamil Nadu government told the Madurai Bench of Madras HC that school students would not be compelled to attend classes physically and would be permitted to choose online mode of learning too, as an alternate option. (Photo | M K Ashok Kumar, EPS)

The school education department has advised schools to follow social distancing by permitting only 20 students per classroom. Thermal screening underway at Thiruvalluvar Government Girls school, Pondicherry. (Photo | G Pattabiraman, EPS)

For colleges, the higher education department has directed authorities to conduct classes on rotational basis. (Photo | G Pattabiraman, EPS)

For courses of four-year duration like B Tech, second and third-year classes will be held on alternate days while for fourth year students, classes will be held on all six days. Students wait with their Aadhaar cards to get vaccinated during special camp organised at colleges in Madurai. (Photo | K K Sundar, EPS)

For three-year UG and diploma courses, second-year classes will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while for third-year students, it will be on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. College students attending practical session in Tiruchy. (Photo | M K Ashok Kumar, EPS)