Students’ turnout poor in Karimnagar

Karimnagar: The turnout of students in schools and colleges on the first day of reopening on Wednesday was poor. About 20 to 30 per cent attendance was recorded in both government and private schools in the erstwhile Karimnagar district. Students attended classes wearing masks and followed other Covid norms. Students were allowed into the classrooms […]

Karimnagar: The turnout of students in schools and colleges on the first day of reopening on Wednesday was poor. About 20 to 30 per cent attendance was recorded in both government and private schools in the erstwhile Karimnagar district.

Students attended classes wearing masks and followed other Covid norms. Students were allowed into the classrooms only after checking body temperature with thermal scanners and washing hands with sanitiser. Moreover, only two students were allowed to sit on one bench.

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In the wake of the government’s decision to reopen educational institutions from September 1, managements have sanitised classrooms and school premises well in advance.

Though the management of educational institutions has taken all precautionary measures to protect the students from the deadly virus, a smaller number of students were turned out for classes.

In the wake of fear that the third wave of Covid was likely in October, parents were disinclined to send their children to schools. The Court’s instruction to continue both offline and online classes and not force children to attend physical classes helped parents take the decision.

On the other hand, private managements, which made all arrangements for offline classes, were also in dilemma with the directions of the court, which made them responsible if any student was infected by Covid.

With this, a majority of the private schools have decided to continue online classes and not open schools on the first day.

Speaking to Telangana Today, Kumaraswamy, father of a Class VI student, said that he has decided not to send his daughter to school to attend offline classes since children are likely to be affected by the third wave of the corona. “Where is the need to send children to school when there is a facility to attend online classes?” he asked.

District Collector RV Karnan made a surprise visit to Zilla Parish High School, Kondapaka of Veenavanka mandal and inspected the arrangements. Interacting with students, he enquired about how they managed their studies during the lockdown.