KANPUR: After a long hiatus of seven months, schools re-opened in the city on Monday, following the Covid-19 protocols laid down by the Health department and the Home Ministry.
Jugal Devi was one such school, which re-opened but there was thin attendance of students. And teachers also did not remain behind in teaching them. Students were made to sit at distance from each other to ensure social distancing. They were also instructed to keep their masks on their face as per the Covid protocols.
However, some prominent schools kept closed since parents’ had not agreed on sending their children to school during the pande mic. One such prominent school is Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre (SPSEC), which did not open keeping in view the existing pandemic. One of the parents whose child studies at SPSEC told TOI that the school was closed as there was no intimation from their side about its opening. He said that this may be since parents would not have consented to send their children to school. He added that this is due to fear of Covid. However, the situation has improved in past few weeks.
Mercy Memorial School in south city also remained shut. School vice principal, Mr Tom on being contacted said that school for students of classes 9th to 12th is likely to open next week on Monday but only if conditions are favourable. He also added that consent from only 25 percent of parents have come who have agreed to send their children to school.
The government schools in the city also did not witness students coming in. However, teachers marked their attendance but students were missing. Parents are sceptical as they don’t want their children to contract Covid-19.
One such parent Rohit Srivastava told TOI that his child is in his class 8th and there are no directions for students below class 9th to attend school but had there been some directions for students of class 8th or even his son would have been in class 9th he would not have send him to school under prevailing conditions.