Indian and global data suggest that the risk of severe disease and death are low in adolescents and children younger than 12 years
UP primary schools reopen with good strength
After a wait of more than one year, the primary classes of Classes 1 to 5 have reopened in UP. The primary schools were closed on March 23, 2020 after Covid-19 spread in the state. Earlier, Classes 9 to 12 resumed offline classes from August 16 and Classes 6 to…
Should schools reopen only after all children are vaccinated?
Inoculating all 472 million children in the country cannot be a prerequisite. All stakeholders must work together to keep children safe in school, while ensuring their needs are met
Rajasthan schools set to reopen for IX to XII classes from September 1
The schools in Rajasthan are set to reopen from September 1 for IX to XII classes, with the government issuing a standard operating procedure (SOP), allowing 50% capacity of students and putting restrictions on holding assembly prayers and sports activities and distributing cooked mid-day meals.
Karnataka to resume physical classes for standards 6-8 from September 6
The Karnataka government on Monday announced that schools for classes 6-8 will open from September 6. The classes will be scheduled for five days in a week, while the other two days will be used for sanitization. Only 50% attendance will be allowed in each class. This is for the…
Schools in Puducherry directed to prepare for September 1 reopening
The government has directed schools to complete preparatory measures ahead of the September 1 resumption of offline classes for Classes IX to XII in the Union Territory. A circular issued by P.T. Rudra Goud, Director of School Education, instructed the heads of all schools in Puducherry to adhere to the…
Making sure that girls don’t drop out of school
Addressing gender bias in education requires providing social, financial and emotional support to the girl child.
Covid-19: The Indian children who have forgotten how to read and write
In India, schools have remained shut since March last year when the country went into lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. Affluent private schools and their students switched to online classes seamlessly, but government-run schools have struggled. And their students – often with no laptops or smartphones and patchy…
Tribal student in Kerala falls from tree while attending online class, fractures spine
The student had climbed a tree to get network coverage for his phone, to access digital classes. An incident that took place on Thursday in a tribal colony in Kerala’s Kannur district, which left a Plus One student with a fractured spine and other injuries, has once again revealed the…
Play-based teaching module prepared for Class 1 students to ease post-COVID transition
With schools having been closed for the last year and a half due to COVID-19, the Central government has issued a 12-week play-based module as a transition aid to help students ease into physical classes for the first time.