In Jharkhand, the State Disaster Management Department has issued detailed guidelines and directives to open government and private schools for Classes 9th to 12th from 6th of August, with a decrease registered in fresh COVID-19 cases.<br />'' <br />''Offline classes for students will be conducted only for four hours everyday from morning 8 to 12 noon, as per the recent order issued by State School Education Department. Hundred per cent Teachers' attendance has to be ensured in schools during offline classes. Education Department has instructed teachers to get themselves administered with both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine before taking up offline classes.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the School Education Department has also requested parents to submit written consent for sending their wards to schools for attending offline classes.</span><br />