Only 34 percent of parents surveyed were in favor of running full schedule physical classes (Representational image)
According to a new survey, at least 63 percent of parents say that schools should provide online classes if the district’s COVID19 positivity rate crosses 5 percent.
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- Last Update:April 30, 2022, 18:18 IST
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According to a new survey, at least 63 per cent of parents say that schools should make online classes available if the district COVID-19 positivity rate crosses 5 per cent, so that learning will be hampered for the affected students. Don’t come 27 per cent of the parents surveyed said that once the Covid test positivity rate (TPR) in the district crosses 2 per cent, online classes should be started.
While 63 per cent parents said that if the district TPR crosses 5 per cent, schools should also provide online classes so that learning is not hampered for the affected students. The survey was conducted by the online platform LocalCircles and received 23,500 responses from citizens across 314 districts of India. Of the respondents, 62 percent were men, while 38 percent were women.
44 percent of the parents surveyed were from metros or Tier 1 districts, 34 percent from Tier 2 districts and 22 percent from Tier 3, 4 and rural districts. Only 34 per cent of the parents surveyed were in favor of running full schedule physical classes. Another 34 percent suggested a shorter school period, with no indoor lunch and snack breaks. Twenty-nine percent of the parents were very clear that physical classes should be stopped if the district TPR is above 5 percent. “However, there are many schools across the country where the facility of online education does not exist. The survey said that in those cases, going to shorter-term schools may be the best option, until the test positivity rate increases significantly.
Schools across the country, which were closed for over a year in view of the outbreak of coronavirus, have now resumed completely offline classes from the new academic session. Experts are also warning against the long-term impact of COVID-19 due to prolonged school closures. Based on input from scientists, epidemiologists, virologists and pediatricians, data on the risk of re-infection and learning from COVID-19 over a long period of time in children around the world, released to schools when cases begin to rise A conservative approach is required in relation to keeping. And the positivity rate increases. The survey report said that the school administration and district magistrates should keep a close watch on the test positivity rate and daily case-load so that corrective action can be taken.
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