Mumbai: More than 50 academics, including professors from IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and Delhi and Delhi University, doctors, lawyers and parents of Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka, have written open letters to their respective CMS, presenting cases to open back to school.
, The applicant said there might never be a “zero-case scenario” like Covid-19 is here to stay.
They also said that in addition to losing learning, children faced mental pressure, reducing social skills and losing confidence.
Schools in this country are mostly closed for 16 months, even as scientific evidence to support schools with all safety protocols in place, they said.
Raman Bhaskaran, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Iit-Bombay, said that one academic year has been a washing for most students and if this continues for the second year, it will be a great advantage of future generations.
“We have witnessed extreme dropout rates in several countries.
As a country, the break from this school will encourage us to return to the decade.
Not only the rural and urban poor people who are confused, children from rich families also face serious mental health problems.
“The signatories have suggested plans to reopen the school in a staggering way, starting with an area where the participants are low.
“Explore the opening of pre-primary and primary parts before high school, offering vaccines on the priority of the school staff, starting with smaller groups of students to attend one or two times a week, ensuring the right ventilation,” his advice.
Meanwhile, Vijay Yewale, a member of the Covid Pediatric State assignment unit, told TII someone could not compare India with other countries.
The majority of populations in countries such as Britain have developed herd immunity, he said.
“While we agree with all the students’ academic losses and developments facing today, supporting schools is a call that is difficult to take even for the government.
The task force has provided all guidelines about how the school can be reopened, but the final decision is that the state and department of school education , “he said.
Yewale said the country was at a crucial and covid time controlled time, but how the third wave would change unpredictable.