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Amidst spike in cases, Maharashtra to reopen its schools from July

Thackeray on Monday gave his nod for starting the academic year for students through digital and online platforms on a pilot project basis.

As per the SOPs, the number of hours will be set for schools to conduct online classes for each standard. Students of Class 3-5 will be asked to sit for up to an hour a day, Class 6-8 can be asked to attend up to 2 hours a day and Class 9-12 can be held for a maximum of 3 hours a day. The government also plans to initiate phase-wise reopening of schools in areas where there has not been a single Covid case for at least a month from July.