Open-field schools to start in Anantnag after district administration’s go-ahead

Anantnag: After the Chief Education Officer Anantnag appealed the district authorities to allow them to re-open schools in open fields while observing SOPs, the authorities have granted permission for the same.

Schools across Kashmir are closed since March this year due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Kashmir News Trust reported that District Development Commissioner Anantnag, K.K. Sidha, held a review meeting with Chief Education Officer Anantnag, officers of Department of Education, Social Welfare, ICDS Sectors, and Assistant Labour Commissioner Anantnag.

During the review meeting, the District Development Commissioner Anantnag ordered CEO Anantnag to re-open the schools in open fields and follow SOPs and guidelines issued by administration and Health Department.

Sources told KNT that Chief Education Officer is being asked to issue a circular to heads of the schools asking them to choose a convenient isolated place adjacent to their schools so that schools could open in open fields. KNT