The Delhi government has announced that teachers and non-teaching staffers of the govt schools, who haven’t been vaccinated against the COVID-19, won’t be allowed to attend school from October 15. they might be considered inactive.
According to an order issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE) on Wednesday, the officers altogether districts and college principals will must make sure that all teachers and faculty staffers are vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 15.
“We all are aware that the country is threatened with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s necessary to require all effective measures to stop the spread of the identical. the colleges under DoE are reopened in an exceedingly phased manner, so it’s the prime concern of the Delhi government that the environment of the faculties remains safe with the suitable implementation of SoPs and measures,” read the order issued by the DoE.
“It is imperative that Directorate of Education ensures all the govt. schools teachers and staffs get vaccinated on a direct basis, therefore, head of all the govt schools of Directorate of Education was directed to require all necessary steps for vaccination of all the govt school teachers on urgent basis,” it said.
“Further, so as to make sure that every one the students/teachers/other school staff remain secure and safe, all DDE (District), DDE (Zone) and HoS of state schools of Directorate of Education are directed to – make sure that all teachers and faculty staff who haven’t vaccinated should be vaccinated by October 15. All such teachers and faculty staff who haven’t got themselves vaccinated by October 15 shouldn’t be allowed to attend the college and their absence would be treated as inactive,” it added.
Earlier on Wednesday, following the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting, elected official Anil Baijal said, the choice regarding the reopening of faculties for classes 6 to eight in Delhi are taken after the festival season.
“As suggested by the experts, it had been decided to contemplate opening school classes 6-8, after the festive season,” Mr Baijal said.
Schools within the urban center for classes 9 to 12 re-opened on September 1 after a protracted closure thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
