Highlights
- There is a demand to open schools.
- Parents have written a letter to the LG of Delhi.
- Schools are closed till further orders.
It said, “India has the distinction of closing schools for the longest time in the world. After 20 months of closure, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority has reopened schools in Delhi at 50 per cent capacity for all classes.” Authorized to open, which was effective from November 1. This coincided with the annual pollution cycle.
The letter said, “Unfortunately, the education of our children was the first victim of the pollution reaction and the school closure was announced on November 13 for a week. This has now been extended till further orders. Due to the pollution crisis.” We strongly request the Delhi Government to reconsider this decision and reopen the schools, considering the prevalence and the risk to the health of our children.”
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The parents’ group noted that as schools have been authorized to operate at 50 percent capacity in hybrid mode, the range of possible transport on the roads has been reduced, thus closing down the schools. The public health benefit of sorts has been reduced. School closures do not provide any significant health benefits to most school-going children in Delhi, most of whom have suffered greatly from school closures due to the longest pandemic in the world.
DOE had announced the closure of schools
The Directorate of Education (DOE) on Sunday announced that schools in Delhi will remain closed for physical classes till further orders, while online classes and board exams will continue. The Delhi government had on November 13 announced the closure of schools and other educational institutions in view of the deteriorating air quality in Delhi. Schools had reopened for all classes from November 1 after being closed for almost 19 months due to COVID-19.
(with PTI input)
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