New Delhi: A group of 140 parents in the national capital had written to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal looking for his intervention to reopen the school which was closed due to air setbacks.
In the letter, parents said that the school was closed for a longer period because Covid-19 and while other construction and activities were permitted by considering changes related to weather that had resulted in a minor increase in AQI, “children and their education are given attention Same, actually bigger, priority “.
“India has a difference to applying one of the longest school closures in the world.
After 20 months of closing, Delhi disaster management authority ratifies the reopening of the school for all classes in Delhi with a capacity of 50 percent, effective 1 November coincides with the annual pollution cycle.
“Unfortunately, our children’s education was the first victim of the pollution response and school closure was announced on November 13 for one week.
It has now been extended until the order further.
While acknowledging the pollution crisis and the risk posing.
Children’s health, us Very urgent Delhi’s government to reconsider this decision and reopen the school, “said the letter.
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The group of parents noted that because schools were authorized to operate at a capacity of 50 percent in hybrid mode, the extent to which potential transportation on the road had been reduced, thereby reducing the health benefits of the public.
“Furthermore, the nature of the school hybrid offers parents with alternative protection modes to make choices about sending their children to schools.
The majority of school children do not have access to the protection method of air pollution such as air purifiers,” he said.
As a result, the closing of the school presents no significant health benefits for most school farewells in Delhi, most of whom have suffered significantly from one of the longest closure of the world pandemic school, he said.
Mandatory masks at school to load Covid-19 spreads and masking will reduce air pollution exposure, parents assert.
“Primary schools have now been closed for almost 21 months.
There is a large evidence of evidence that highlights the importance of the early years in the formation of human capital.
Long-term closure of elementary school is having a significant adverse impact on learning.
Our young people.
Thus, It is very important that we must prioritize the opening of elementary schools.
“Given these realities, we urge that schools are allowed to open.
Hybrid models at a capacity of 5 percent will ensure the choice of parents and overcome public health problems towards vehicle pollution,” he said.
The Directorate of Education (DOE) announced on Sunday that schools in Delhi will remain closed for physical classes until further orders, while online classes and board examinations will continue.
The Delhi government has been on November 13 announcing the closure of schools and other educational institutions remembering the air quality that deteriorated in Delhi.
The school has been reopened for all classes from November 1, after almost 19 months of closing due to Covid-19.