Education Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha said the decision was taken by
taking into account the importance of higher classes and board exams.
Both
government and private schools will resume for classes 9 to 12 by
complying government’s guidelines regarding COVID-19, he told reporters
here.
However, nursery to class 8 will remain suspended until further order, the education minister said.
Online education will continue as usual in Sikkim, Lepcha said, adding
that the daily assembly of schools will be suspended for this academic
session.
The minister said education is of
paramount importance and it should not be hampered at any cost and for
that purpose his department is trying to reach out to students within
and outside the State.
On the opening of colleges and
universities, Mr. Lepcha said that classes will be held in two shifts by
duly adhering to social distancing and other guidelines.
Annual exams
The annual examinations will be postponed to February 2021 so that the focus is more on studies, he said.
Schools will remain open on all Saturdays as well, he added.
Additional Chief Secretary, Education, GP Upadhayaya said that the
district administrations will be asked to hand over the schools that
have been converted into quarantine centres after duly disinfecting and
sanitising them before June 10.
Director, Primary Education, Bhim
Thatal said students who live in areas falling in West Bengal near the
inter-state borders and are studying in Sikkim will be advised to make
an arrangement to stay in Sikkim after completing the quarantine period
as prescribed by health department so that they could attend classes
when it starts.
Sikkim has not reported any COVID-19 case.
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