The Delhi government is reopening schools for youth classes as students from nursery to class 8 will be allowed to attend individual classes from today, February 14. After approval from the Delhi Disaster Management Association (DDMA), the government had reopened the schools. For Class 9 to 12 from February 7, Colleges were also allowed to reopen with 100 per cent capacity.
While the Center has removed from its guidelines the clause mandating parental consent for students to physically attend classes, the Delhi government has decided to continue with this clause. However, schools are free to decide the number of students they want to accommodate based on their infrastructure, keeping in mind the COVID protocols.
Re-opening of schools, use of all entry and exit gates, lunch breaks, adequate thermal scanning and sanitisation of premises are some of the guidelines by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
According to Delhi Parents Association President Aparajita Gautam, many parents are apprehensive about sending their junior class children to schools as they have not been vaccinated yet. Therefore, they will choose to wait and see, she said. Anil Bhati, the parent of the 7-year-old, told PTI, “I want to send my child, but the schools have not started the transport yet and I am scrambling to make other logistics arrangements. When schools reopen, the government should also order the resumption of transport services.”
A delegation of parents led by Chandrakant Laharia met Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia and urged him to reopen schools especially for young children. It had said there is “scientific evidence that it is safe to reopen schools.” After the meeting, Sisodia also agreed to the demands and said, “Excessive caution is now harming our children. A generation of children will be left behind if we don’t open our schools now.”
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