School re-opening news met with mixed reactions

A circular issued yesterday by the Directorate of education to re-open all educational institutes from standards 1-12, has been received mixed reactions. While younger students are happy to go back to school, many parents and political leaders have come to ask the deciding committee whether the move would be safe for students, especially primary students.

The President of GPCC women’s wing, Beena Naik, issued a statement asking whether the decision making body had consulted anyone to find out if parents are comfortable with sending their children to school, especially primary school students, who are more susceptible to infections and who are too young t1o be expected to follow COVID regulations.

She also demanded to know where primary schools, were equipped to sanitize classes regularly, and who was going to take responsibility should a child be a carrier of the virus.