Hyderabad: With the new Omicron variant spreading across the world, the education department officials have directed schools to proactively adopt Covid protocols as a precautionary measure, a report in the Deccan Chronicle says
The Telangana Education secretary Vakati Karuna stated that generic cautionary messages have been conveyed to schools, instructing students to maintain social distance, wash their hands frequently, and wear masks in crowded spaces.
“No specific guidelines have been issued. We will follow and advise stringent Covid-19 protocols in schools as soon as we receive directions from the health department,” she said.
Meanwhile, teachers from both SSC and CBSE schools have noted that students are not prepared for another lockdown and have raised numerous concerns
The CBSE examinations will begin on January 2. As a result, CBSE schools began sanitising their facilities on Saturday in order to maintain hygiene and ensure zero Covid-19 cases.
According to Sangeeta Raghuram, principal of a CBSE school in the city, when students were casually questioned about online classes, they immediately objected.
“Students are not in the frame of mind to face so much pressure again. Their academic performance may deteriorate. They’re already struggling to cope up with the pressure,” she stated.
While private schools have the resources to follow Covid-19 rules, it appears that most government schools do not.
“Government schools are not provided with soaps or sanitisers. As a result of a scarcity of resources, hygiene suffers, endangering the lives of students, teachers, and other staff,” stated Khaja M, a government school teacher.
Maintaining social distance requires enough space in classrooms for students to maintain distance. However, this is not possible all such schools have severe space constraints Khaja stated.
Students are also concerned as much. They say that hopping between online and offline classes for two years had made it impossible for them to keep up academically. They claim another severe Covid-19 outbreak would not only affect their academic achievement but also create mental distress.
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