NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday sought suggestions from students, parents, and teachers regarding reopening of schools and colleges in Delhi.
Within three hours of the announcement, the government had already received over 5,000 emails. Among the few mails that was checked, many expressed interest in re-opening of schools.
One can mail their suggestions to the government at delhischools21@gmail.com. Depending on the response, the government will take a call whether schools are to be reopened. Due to the Covid pandemic, the majority of schoolchildren haven’t attended physical classes for over 16 months now.
“At the moment, special PTMs are being organised at all Delhi government schools from July 19 to 31. I visited some schools and interacted with parents and teachers during the PTM. All were curious regarding reopening of schools, mixed with fear about the safety of the children,” Sisodia claimed.
The minister added that as colleges have been closed, youth have also spent more than a year confined to their houses. “College life of our youth has also been reduced to a small room in houses. They dream of studying proudly in big colleges, but because of the pandemic, their campus is also confined to their homes. Therefore, the youth are curious about when and how their colleges will open,” he added.
As the pandemic began to rage in the city, Delhi government closed schools and colleges keeping in mind the safety and security of children. But now, schools have opened or are opening in nearby states and the Covid situation in Delhi is also under control,” the deputy CM said, adding that approximately 75,000 tests are being conducted daily in the capital, of which only around 40-50 are returning a positive result.
“However, before making any decision to open educational institutions, Delhi government wants to take suggestions from parents, teachers, principals, and children as to when and how educational institutions can be reopened,” he added.
Sisodia also shared that in the special PTMs running across government schools, over five lakh parents have visited the schools and interacted with the teachers about their child’s education and well-being. “This shows the outstanding success of Delhi’s education system, with parents taking a keen interest in their children’s education,” he claimed.
