Back to school: 4.16 Lakh Students Attend Physical School in Rural Maharashtra

Mumbai: More than 4.16 class VIII to XII students in the Rural Maharashtra attending physical schools as offline classes began on Thursday, a month after the new academic year began.
There are no schools in villages in the Mumbai Metropolitan region (MMR) conducted by physical classes.
The numbers released by the state show that 5,947 schools in 25 of the 35 districts were reopened on Thursday.
Kolhapur saw a maximum presence with 1,55,784 students in 940 schools on Thursday.
In Nanded, 51,115 students attended 384 schools.
Yavatmal sees 27,610 students in 502 schools.
In Aurangabad, 631 schools welcome 21,599 students.
At Pune, 90 schools opened their gate to 3,505 students.
Happy! You have managed to throw your votelogin to see the results of the state have issued a gr on July 7, directs the free Covid village to start the offline academic year 2021-22 from July 15 for class VIII to XII.
The seven member committee consisting of village sarpanch, health workers, income income, school authorities were decided to reopen the school.
Parental approval must be.
The villages in MMR which have been free of Covid for more than a month are reluctant to reopen physical schools as parents’ approval to send their children not to come.
A survey conducted by the State Education Research Council and training earlier this week had more than 81 percent of parents agreed to send their children to offline schools.
State data shows that none of the 2,150 schools in the Thane district can have a physical class.
The village must be free covid for a month to start offline schools.
The difference of opinion among the education ministers added confusion, said the village head.
While the Minister of Education Varsha Gaikwad from Congress gave a nod to reopen class VIII to XII, the Minister of Higher Education Uday Samant from Syiv Sena was contrary to the increase in universities.
The Minister of Health of Rajesh over NCP also said that the school would only open after college.
Sarpanchs from Covid free villages are not willing to provide certificates without objections to starting physical classes.
“Parents want us to guarantee that their children will not get Covid.
So the decision about the reopening of the school is waiting,” said Sarpanch from a village in Kasa.
Last November, when the school for a higher class was reopened, some tribal students had tested positive for Covid19.
Schools for higher classes in Thane, Palghar, Navi Mumbai have opened last year from November to March.
In Mumbai, all schools were closed last year.
Schools in rural areas must follow standard operating procedures, including one student per bench, mask, social distance, 15-20 class students, no more than three to four school hours every day.