ahmedabad gujarat education minister bhupendrasinh chudasama on monday said his department will seek everyones opinion before taking a final decision on reopening schools in the statetalking to reporters in gandhinagar chudasama indicated that schools cannot remain shut foreverschools and colleges have been closed in the state since the outbreak of covid19 many educational institutions are conducting online classes and exams to continue with the academic sessionits been six months since the schools are shut due to the coronavirus we have to open the schools someday but the state governmentwill not take such a crucial decision on its own chudasama saidthe minister said the most crucial opinion in reopening schools will be of the health departmentin the coming days we will seek opinion and suggestions from parents students owners of schools teachers and prominent educationists the health departments opinion will be important in this regard he saidthe minister said he will then discuss the issue with chief minister vijay rupani deputy chief minister nitin patel and the entire cabinet before taking a final decision on reopening schools