Students and employees of South Point High School will have to submit a health declaration form online by the evening if they are required to attend school the next day.

The form will include questions on whether they have been in contact with a Covid patient in the last 14 days and other health related issues, such as whether they are running a temperature.

“A health declaration form will mandatorily be required to be filled in online by parents of all students and staff who are required to attend school on any given day…. Emails will be automatically sent to the respondents based on their replies, as to whether they are allowed to attend school the following day or not,” the school said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

South Point High School is reopening on February 12 with students of Class XII. Not all students are expected to turn up every day.

The state government has allowed schools to reopen from February 12 for students of Classes IX to XII.

“It is a combined effort of everyone to ensure the safety of all others…. One will think twice before giving any false declaration,” said Krishna Damani, a trustee of South Point.

The form will be available online till night and individual acknowledgements will be sent by the school.

Officials of the school said the system would ensure smoother functioning and avoid situations where the management might have to turn away someone from the gate for running a temperature.

The authorities said they were taking the necessary steps for the safety of everyone at the school.

“We have to ensure that all occupants of the building are safe and hope that will reassure the parents who are afraid to send their children to school,” Damani said.