Even as the Maharashtra government has decided to reopen physical schools from January 24, a survey of nearly 5,000 parents in the state shows that 62% of parents are taking their children to Covid-19 cases. Not ready to send to school amid hike. In the survey conducted by community social media platform LocalCircle, 67% of the respondents were male while 33% of the respondents were female.
Maharashtra recorded 48,270 COVID cases and 37 related deaths out of 2,05,938 tests conducted on Friday. The test positivity rate (TPR) in the state remains high at 23.4%, the survey said, with children below 15 years of age being unvaccinated and children in the 15-18 age group only partially covered. And because of the highly contagious nature of Omicron, many parents are concerned about sending children to school in person. It said that in community discussions, many of them highlighted the long-term impact of COVID and the need to start in-person schools only when the TPR is 5 per cent or less.
The Maharashtra government on January 8 ordered the closure of all schools and colleges in the state till February 15 to prevent the spread of the third wave of the Omicron-led COVID-19 pandemic. However, on January 20, state education minister Varsha Gaikwad announced that schools from class 1 to class 12 in the state would reopen from January 24. While the BMC has allowed the reopening of schools in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has allowed local bodies to take over. Decision to reopen schools after assessing the COVID-19 situation in their respective areas.
62% of parents don’t want to send their children to school from Jan 24
The first question in the survey asked citizens, “As the government opens in-person schools across Maharashtra from January 24, are you planning to send your children or grandchildren to school?”
In response, a majority of parents of 62% of school children in Maharashtra said “no”, indicating that they are not ready to send their children to school from January 24. However, 11% of citizens said “yes, will send by Jan. 24” and 16% said “already sending our kids.” 11% had no opinion. This question got 4,976 responses in the survey.
In short, 62% of parents of school going children surveyed in Maharashtra are unwilling to send their children to school from January 24 due to the rise in COVID cases in the state and high test positivity between 20-25% in the state. is the rate.
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