Back to school
Students sitting at a distance, conducting practicals and doubt-clearing sessions in shifts, short and staggered classes, no food sharing, closed canteens and playgrounds, wearing masks, and carrying sanitizers are now the new essentials to attending schools. This is exactly what we expected when educational institutions finally reopened.
Students of classes 10 and 12 were already attending school and, in a move towards further normalization, the Delhi government recently allowed classes nine and 11, which were shut since March last year to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, to reopen. Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said that the classes will resume on February 5 with the consent of parents and physical attendance will not be compulsory. He added that it is mandatory for all schools and colleges to follow the COVID-19 protocols.
