Adhering to Covid-19 protocols, schools in Goa have reopened for students 9 to 12 standards on Monday, almost one and a half years after educational institutions were shut down due to a spike in the infections.
Students from various schools in the coastal state were seen enthusiastic and excited over the resumption of physical classes. The schools were ordered shut since March 2020.
“The school has been started as per the decision of the government. We are happy that the students have come to the school. In one and a half years, the teacher and the student's umbilical cord was broken and the mental condition of the students changed. We also welcome the decision taken by the government,” said Nitin Phaldesai, teacher.
Schools in Goa opened with Covid-19 protocols in place and according to Standard Operating Procedures issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE).
Pratibha Desai, another teacher at Vadem Nagar English High School in Vasco. said, "The classes were started today following the guidelines. There was an atmosphere of excitement among the teachers, students and parents."