India News | Parents from Some Districts Want Primary Schools, Classes V-VII to Resume: Maha Official
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Parents of students from several Maharashtra districts have been demanding reopening of primary schools and those from Classes V to VII amid a drop in COVID-19 cases and due to relaxations announced for shops and other establishments recently, an official said on Friday.
Mumbai, Aug 6 (PTI) Parents of students from several Maharashtra districts have been demanding reopening of primary schools and those from Classes V to VII amid a drop in COVID-19 cases and due to relaxations announced for shops and other establishments recently, an official said on Friday.
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He said several of these districts have been adding coronavirus cases in single digits daily for more than a fortnight now.
The official, however, said, the state education department was keen on "voluntary permission" for reopening of schools rather than a "directive or order".
"Parents from districts where daily COVID-19 cases over the fortnight are in single figures want primary schools and Class V to VII to resume. However, while we are seriously considering the demand, the state school education department is of the opinion of giving voluntary permission rather than a directive or order. Parents and teachers will have to meet and decide whether schools can be reopened," he said.
"We want to build a consensus among parents and teachers on this demand. There are issues of maintaining attention of students in the online format, internet service problems etc," he added.
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