JAIPUR: The re-opening of schools with a capacity of 100% has been marred by poor coordination between the education and health departments.
13-point guideline on the reopening of schools shortage of measures to deal with the outbreak.
It talks about the closing of the relevant class only for 10 days if the positive cases were reported while I had no direction in the case of positive cases arise from multiple classes.
Parents have begun to question if the state government’s decision to allow 100% attendance in schools was well-thought-out.
Rajasthan is among the few states in the country that has opened schools with a capacity of 100%, while peers such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh opened gradually.
“My question is what if the positive cases were reported in several classes scattered throughout the building / wing / blocks at school? What if the class is located on the top floor of the building with the movement of infected people from the ground floor to the top floor? However, the relevant class will be closed, “said Samir Babel, who studies two daughters Jayshree Periwal High School.
parents’ associations have claimed that both the random sampling is in progress or the school being visited by health authorities.
In addition, the guidelines are based on the assumption that cases will emerge from one class at a time.
The Sayukt Abhivhvak Sangh (SAS) has demanded a complete closure of offline classes for primary and upper primary classes to the Union government declared India free Covid.
“The formula before classes alternate days with 50% for grades 9-12 should be continued.
The format is on September 25 to November 15 who saw literally no cases among students.
Given this formula, should be re-introduced,” said Abhishek Jain Bittu , spokesman of the SAS.
Sangh has claimed that not all schools have the resources to follow the guidelines with a capacity of 100%.
“The provision of an ambulance, daily sanitation commonly used areas and maintain a high standard of cleanliness is a costly affair for most schools.
I could claim that no government schools follow all the guidelines,” said Jain.
TOI school called saying that health officials have not approached them for random sampling.
“I do not see an integrated approach to education and health departments in which they act together to provide instant relief to school,” said a principal who requested anonymity.
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