Majority Parents now in favour of schools reopening...

Karnataka should also open schools for all classes. There is an interesting finding in UK where they are sending younger children to school first because risk is less apparently for them more

Many of you since April 20 have been sharing your inputs on reopening of schools and LocalCircles has been escalating to Home, Health & Education Ministry and Chief Secretaries of states and every time our recommendations have been considered in the final decision. For the first time, as Covid-19 cases reduce, the survey is suggesting re-opening of schools. Below is the link to the latest report:School Reopening SurveyWe invite you to share the report with other parents in your child's school, teachers and school administrations for their awareness and action. It is time to get children back to school while staying extremely vigilant about the new strains. We do not know where things will be in June/July given experiences of UK and USA and hence, opening schools at this time may be the right step in most states just in case India experiences another spike in summer.If you have additional inputs, do share as always!

Helpful Residents of Karnataka Feb 10

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Jayant Tewari

While risk of serious illness is much less in children, the risk of their being carriers & transmitters of infection is much greater than that of adults, as social distancing as well as mask usage are a lot more difficult if not impossible to implement. As such, children actually enhance transmission risk and that's something which the west has chosen not to study. I see no reason to force children to be in school till infections are well and truly under control or a much larger degree of vaccination achieved. Children who have access to on-line learning MUST NOT be forced into schools. Children without such access, may be allowed to attend physical school under suitably monitored conditions. Whats the hurry ? A year in a lifetime of 50 years is not much of loss compared to risk of transmission to their parents and potential loss of life of their grandparents. more

Feb 11

Ramakrishna M

Not mandatory, but can work full, without forcing parents, management, children and teachers... more

Feb 11

Ashok Asundi

Yes. The Schools, Colleges and Universities should work in full. Recent study by the VC of Ajim Premaji University has stated the learning has declined due to corona period closure of educational institutions. We are not yet accustomed to full online learning. As another educationist suggested we must also suspend the vacation, as most of us were home bound during the previous academic session. So no vacation, the Govt. should order now. Prof. A.Y.Asundi more

Feb 11

Govind Bindiganavale (Residents Of Bangalore)

Virus is still around. Lower infection figures should not make us complacent, just like the Western world did in November last year. No need for middle and primarily schools to open for this academic year, which is only for a couple of months more. more

Feb 11

Balakrishnanair Nair

Not supporting opening. In Kerala 125 kids and 4 teachers contacted COVID 19 after a week of opening the schools more

Feb 10