The Ministry of Education has issued a set of guidelines to the Provincial Directors of Education on reopening schools following the mitigation of COVID-19 outbreak Additional Secretary to the Education Ministry, . R.M.M. Ratnayake said.
Accordingly, the ministry has given instructions to disinfect all schools before reopening. More disinfection operations will be carried out under several phases after schools are reopened.
However, it was noted that schools will not be reopened for all grades and that studies will be resumed for students of grade 10 and above, based on their upcoming examinations.
Meanwhile, Commissioner General of Examinations Sanath Pujitha has stated that re-scrutinization of G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination results will be conducted after schools are reopened.
The government announced that schools will be reopened for their second term on May 11, revising its decision to reopen schools on April 20.
The President’s Office, in a statement, said that this decision had been made while considering the safety of students as the country continues to combat the novel coronavirus.
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