MUMBAI: After giving its nod for schools in Covid-free villages to reopen classes VIII to XII next week, the state has now sought parents’ opinion on whether they want their children to attend physical classes.
The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) on Friday asked the parents to respond to a survey on reopening schools in rural areas where no Covid-19 cases have been reported in the past one month. The survey available on www.maa.ac.in/survey will end on July 12 at 11.55pm.
On Wednesday, the state had issued a government resolution to bring back students of class VIII to XII to schools in rural areas that are Covid-free for a month. Every Covid-free village will have a seven-member committee, comprising the sarpanch, talati, health officer, a village level worker, a school management representative, a teacher and the school head, that will take the final decision on reopening a school. While physical schools can start from July 15, state education officers are findi-ng it difficult to obtain parents’ consent to send their children.
Most teachers in rural areas want physical schools to start due to issues of internet connectivity, dropout and child labour among others, said an officer.
