RANCHI: After a gap of four months, government-run and government-aided schools reopened for senior students across the state on Friday and the attendance was pretty low on the first day.
The schools made sure that all the guidelines issued by the state government last month were followed properly. The schools checked the consent forms signed by their parents, allowing their wards to come to school.
At the Ranchi zila school, the teachers made sure that every student underwent thermal scanning before entering the campus and maintained social distancing while inside. They were asked to wear a mask and the school gave away masks to those who were spotted without one. School principal Deepa Chaudhary said, “Our primary focus at the moment is ensuring safety for the students and staff and the students are very cautious about their health.”
A class XII student named Bhupesh Kumar Mahto said, “Although offline classes are necessary for understanding a subject better, we are still afraid of getting infected. We are maintaining social distancing and keeping our interaction with others during class to the bare minimum.”
Rita Kumari, who is the principal of Bariyatu girls’ high school, said, “We are following all the government-issued protocols to the tee. Out of the 90 students who attended class today, four arrived without wearing a mask. The school provided it to them. Although attendance on the first day was 25%, the situation is likely to improve in the coming days.”
Nikita Kumari, a student of Bal Krishna High School, said that she was happy to see her friends after such a long gap but did not engage in any interaction with them.
School principal Divya Singh said, “We are very happy to see the school campus is abuzz with students after a long time.”
The school staff greeted the students with flowers as they set foot in the campus while the latter greeted the teachers with an applause.
