Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday announced that the state has decided to reopen schools for classes 9 to 12 in districts where the Covid-19 test positivity rate (TPR)is less than 2%.
CM Bommai has said that it is mandatory for all parents and school employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 for entry into the school premises.
The decision came after CM Bommai held a meeting in Bengaluru today with experts about the issue of opening schools. The Karnataka CM had announced earlier that schools in the state would reopen for physical classes from 23 August for classes 9 to 12.
Colleges have opened for offline classes but only for vaccinated students and employees. School students would not have been vaccinated as they