Now, teachers and non-teaching staff will be allowed on local trains too. The state government's disaster management authority okayed the provision and wrote to the railways on Wednesday to facilitate the same. The relief is significant considering teaching and non-teaching staff of schools has to maintain 50 per cent physical attendance.

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While the state aims to resume classes for standards IX-XII November 23 onwards, schools have already been told to maintain 50 per cent attendance irrespective of standards.