Kolkata: School campuses fall silent as students prefer to stay at home
Forty-five days after school campuses reopened, premises are again wearing a deserted look. Students of classes X and XII are either returning to online doubt-clearing and revision sessions or trying to keep themselves safe before the Board examinations, which are scheduled to start from May 4.
Several heads of schools pointed out that the recent spurt in Covid cases may have forced parents to take the ... Read MoreKOLKATA: Forty-five days after school campuses reopened, premises are again wearing a deserted look. Students of classes X and XII are either returning to online doubt-clearing and revision sessions or trying to keep themselves safe before the Board examinations, which are scheduled to start from May 4.
The buzz, which had returned to school campuses, has now started to fade. Schools have given session breaks to students of classes IX and XI and suspended offline classes for Board aspirants after completing the pre-Board exams to avoid any Covid-related risk.
At St Augustine’s Day School, Ripon Street, students were present regularly and the attendance was around 80%, which rose constantly up to mid-March. “Now, the examinations are over and report cards have been distributed to candidates. At the moment, though we are holding doubt-clearing sessions, the attendance is around 10% to 12% in revision and practical classes. Even during the pre-Board examinations, which were conducted offline, a large section of students had turned out,” said principal Richard Gasper.
Several heads of schools pointed out that the recent spurt in Covid cases may have forced parents to take the decision of keeping their wards at home.
“The students of classes IX and XI have been given a session break. They will be rejoining the offline classes from April 15. However, we had kept the campus open for students from classes X and XII Board examinees. But, the response has been muted. Considering the upcoming examinations, we have also returned to online teaching for doubt-clearing and revision,” said the head of a Kendriya Vidyalaya.
The principal of St James School, TH Ireland, said that considering the quick spread of Covid-19, the school didn’t want to take chances before the Board examinations. “The campus is open for pre-Board exams of classes X and XII, which wil continue till Mar 31. Students of classes IX and IX have gone on session break. After March 31, the Board students, if needed, can contact their teachers for doubt clearance. There will be no on-campus activities after March 31,” Ireland added. Initially, the school reported 65% to 70% attendance when the classes resumed on February 12.
Frank Anthony Public School principal Ian Myers said that in the beginning, the school saw 80% to 85% of students between classes IX and XII attend offline sessions. “Now, the campus has fallen silent because classes IX and XI are on session break while the Board candidates are preferring to remain at home considering the spurt in cases. No one wants to take chances,” Myers added.
The buzz, which had returned to school campuses, has now started to fade. Schools have given session breaks to students of classes IX and XI and suspended offline classes for Board aspirants after completing the pre-Board exams to avoid any Covid-related risk.
At St Augustine’s Day School, Ripon Street, students were present regularly and the attendance was around 80%, which rose constantly up to mid-March. “Now, the examinations are over and report cards have been distributed to candidates. At the moment, though we are holding doubt-clearing sessions, the attendance is around 10% to 12% in revision and practical classes. Even during the pre-Board examinations, which were conducted offline, a large section of students had turned out,” said principal Richard Gasper.
Several heads of schools pointed out that the recent spurt in Covid cases may have forced parents to take the decision of keeping their wards at home.
“The students of classes IX and XI have been given a session break. They will be rejoining the offline classes from April 15. However, we had kept the campus open for students from classes X and XII Board examinees. But, the response has been muted. Considering the upcoming examinations, we have also returned to online teaching for doubt-clearing and revision,” said the head of a Kendriya Vidyalaya.
The principal of St James School, TH Ireland, said that considering the quick spread of Covid-19, the school didn’t want to take chances before the Board examinations. “The campus is open for pre-Board exams of classes X and XII, which wil continue till Mar 31. Students of classes IX and IX have gone on session break. After March 31, the Board students, if needed, can contact their teachers for doubt clearance. There will be no on-campus activities after March 31,” Ireland added. Initially, the school reported 65% to 70% attendance when the classes resumed on February 12.
Frank Anthony Public School principal Ian Myers said that in the beginning, the school saw 80% to 85% of students between classes IX and XII attend offline sessions. “Now, the campus has fallen silent because classes IX and XI are on session break while the Board candidates are preferring to remain at home considering the spurt in cases. No one wants to take chances,” Myers added.
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