With Coronavirus infections shooting up once more just ahead of the beginning of the academic year, city schools said they will reopen with all protections in place, making students’ safety their top priority. While a majority of them are scheduled to reopen on June 9, 13 and 15, schools are hoping the school education department and the BMC will issue fresh Covid guidelines soon to make it easier for them to implement them.

Sshool education minister Varsha Gaikwad said, “We’re taking stock of the Covid situation across the state, cases are rising, but schools will reopen on June 15 with Covid-appropriate protocols. Soon, new SOPs will be issued to schools. Further decisions will be made in light of the situation.” A few of the schools mid-day spoke to shared their plan for the coming days.