Schools in Delhi, Gujarat among other states reopen after extended closure today

Most schools in the national capital reopened on Monday for classes 9 to 12 after a prolonged closure due to the Covid19 pandemic while some private schools were still working out modalities like consent of parents and transport availabilityAmid the declining number of Covid19 cases in the city the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA had on Friday decided to reopen higher education institutions and coaching centres along with schools for classes 912 from February 7 It also decided to reopen schools for students from nursery to Class 8 from February 14Children were seen wearing masks as they returned to school At one private school students bags were being sanitised as part of precautionary measures against Covid19Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shared on Twitter some photos of children being welcomed at different schoolsHappy to see children back in school again They also got frustrated I pray that the need to close schools does not arise again he tweeted in Hindi pictwittercombPvjoCo9Bbmdash Arvind Kejriwal ArvindKejriwal February 7 2022Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also visited a few schools and interacted with studentsDelhi schools are finally open now The splendour is back again with the return of children he said in a tweetDelhi schools are finally open hellip pictwittercomjVbk9U7DhFmdash Manish Sisodia msisodia February 7 2022Some private schools did not open on MondayWe are yet to reopen because there are a lot of modalities The board classes are nearing their exams so the attendance is going to be thin Also providing transport for students is difficult so we are still working out the details We will have a plan in two days the vice principal of a top private school saidSchools in the city were briefly reopened before being closed again on December 28 last year in view of the third wave of Covid19 driven by the Omicron variantWhile the Centre has dropped the mandatory parental consent for students to physically attend schools from its guidelines and left it to the states the Delhi government has decided to continue with itThere is no cap of 50 per cent student strength and schools are free to decide the number of students based on their infrastructure so that the Covid19 protocols are followedColleges are also set to reopen from Monday with the DDMA deciding against online classes and saying that higher education will now completely be offline in the national capitalThe Delhi governmentrun Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU have resumed offline classes from Monday while Delhi University is continuing with online classesWith the declining rate in COVID19 cases the Gujarat government on Monday reopened the schools for classes 1 to 9According to the new circular issued by the Gujarat government offline or inperson education will be run in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure SOP However online teaching would also continue and students can choose between the two systemsJia a student of class 6 said The schools are closing and reopening again and again due to Covid19 As a result we are facing a lot of problems In offline classes our doubts are solved easily as the teachers are around We are following Covid19 protocols in schoolAccording to the students the repeated closing and reopening of schools have affected their learning process Unnati Chaudhary of class 7 of Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad said I request the government not to close and reopen school again and again Please keep the schools offline only The online classes are also affecting our eyesIf the base is halfbaked then the students education future is at stake This offline teacher and student link shouldnt break for the students better learning said a school authorityOffline or inperson education was suspended for these classes from December 2021 after the infections began to increase rapidly while for classes 10 and 12 the state education department continued with the teaching pattern of both physical and online classesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever