The state education department, on the other hand, preferred “voluntary approval” for school reopening to a “directive or order,” according to the official.
Due to a decline in COVID-19 cases and recent relaxations announced for shops and other places, parents of pupils from many Maharashtra districts have been seeking the reopening of primary schools and those from Classes 5 to 7, an official said on Friday.
For over a fortnight, he claimed, several of these areas have been adding coronavirus cases in the single digits every day.
The state education department, on the other hand, preferred “voluntary approval” for school reopening to a “directive or order,” according to the official.
Parents in districts where daily COVID-19 cases have been in the single digits for the past two weeks want elementary schools and classes 5 to 7 to reopen. While we are seriously evaluating the request, the state school education department believes that voluntary authorization should be granted rather than a command or order. Parents and teachers will have to convene to determine whether or not schools can reopen,” he said.
“We want to get parents and teachers on board with this demand. There are concerns with keeping pupils’ attention in an online format, as well as internet service issues “Added he.
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