Odisha: Schools to reopen for Class 8, 11 students from next week

Bhubaneswar: Physical classes for Class 11 students in Odisha will start from October 21. In addition to, schools will reopen for Class 8 students from October 25 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash informed this here today.

All District Education Officers (DEOs) have been directed  to make essential arrangements in this regard at the earliest. A meeting of all DEOs will be held tomorrow, official sources mentioned.

However, no decision has been taken regarding reopening of schools for Class 1 to Class 7 students.

Earlier, offline classes for Class IX and Class XII students had resumed in the state following improvement in COVID situation.