{"id":5185,"date":"2021-03-01T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2024-10-18T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T10:18:46","slug":"schools-finally-opened-in-west-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2021\/03\/01\/schools-finally-opened-in-west-bengal\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools Finally Opened in West Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5185\" class=\"elementor elementor-5185\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schools Finally Opened in West Bengal<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"6d9d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6428b7 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2021\/03\/01\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ebf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09ac759 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09ac759\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-665bc55\" data-id=\"665bc55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d990c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d990c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cHow are you, my girls?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was my question to a group of five vivacious students of Class XI\u00a0\u00a0I bumped into on my way back home from our School-1 education project last week. Each one of them was glowing with happiness. Joyously they replied, \u201cMa\u00e1m, we are coming back from our formal school and we are so delighted to attend the physical classes thrice a week now\u201d, said Ananya, the Head of Education in Calcutta Rescue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a310c0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a310c0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93a67ad\" data-id=\"93a67ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a9fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24a9fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Schools in Kolkata and West Bengal reopened from Friday February 12 amid strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocol mandated by the Centre and the State Governments.<\/p>\n<p>With staggered and shorter class hours, frequent sanitisation,\u00a0<strong>the classes only resumed for 9th to 12th standard students,<\/strong>\u00a0in view of their board exams though the attendance is not mandatory for the students and all schools collected written consent letters from the parents that they are sending their wards to the formal schools willingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9378ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9378ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72083e7\" data-id=\"72083e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4482e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4482e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Schools and colleges have remained shut since March 2020 in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic which has claimed more than 1.5 lakh lives so far. The government of India had allowed schools to reopen from October 15. However, the decision was left to state governments to decide as to when they would resume physical classes.\u00a0The government of West Bengal gave the final call at the beginning of February.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7b9c2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7b9c2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8372ab\" data-id=\"b8372ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec09672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec09672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bcd062 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bcd062\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-982deac\" data-id=\"982deac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d049f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d049f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>The Ministry of Education gave strictly instructed schools to \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Install sanitiser kiosks, thermal scanners, and use disinfectants that will be sprayed in-between batches.<\/li>\n<li>Class hours will be reduced.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Students of all the mentioned classes will not be called together at the same time like before.<\/li>\n<li>In laboratories, only 10 students will be allowed at a time under the supervision of the school staff.<\/li>\n<li>Staff will be deployed to check temperatures and to ensure social distancing in the classrooms.<\/li>\n<li>Medical facilities will remain on standby in schools for any eventuality and\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>schools will hold orientation programmes and put up posters and notices detailing the Covid-19 guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5487f5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5487f5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcafc08\" data-id=\"dcafc08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49791bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49791bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/physical-classes-start-for-board-examinees\/\">Calcutta Rescue schools have opened in December only for board examinees,\u201d\u00a0said Ananya. \u201cCalcutta Rescue will keep teaching the students with online classes just like last year.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schools Finally Opened in West Bengal October 18, 2024 \u201cHow are you, my girls?\u201d That was my question to a group of five vivacious students of Class XI\u00a0\u00a0I bumped into on my way back home from our School-1 education project last week. Each one of them was glowing with happiness. 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