New Delhi: Schools have opened again after pollution shutdown, but the increase in the Covid-19 case has influenced the presence in private institutions.
Parents who previously wanted to send their children back to school now truly opposed it.
They are more concerned because children have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Mohit Goel, the parents of two children – one in class IX and the other at Nursery, are very worried about the new Omicron variant.
“There is panic among parents because we do not know how this variant will affect children,” Goel said, who had decided to send his enchanting child to school.
For younger ones, schools are still online completely.
Most private schools opened back from December 20 after they were closed on December 3 because of pollution.
For junior students, schools can be reopened from December 27, although there are no orders from the education directorate.
“In my school, from around 1,900 students, 279 came on Thursday.
For students of class XII, the test has just succeeded.
Even for class X, the presence is low.
Among parents, viral concerns are one reason, the other is transportation, “said Minakshi Kushwaha, Principal of Birla Vidya Niketan at Pushp Vihar.
Winter holidays starting from December 25, so it won’t call middle school children before reopening in 4.
Other parents, whose children are class VI students in a private school in South Delhi, feel the government does not have a closed school because of pollution After opening it in November.
“The government should let them function without interruption.
At least there is no fear of omicron; pollution is there but we all know there is no solution for it,” said Willksha Gulati.
At Manav Sthali School, the presence has not taken since it opened on Tuesday.
According to an official at Delhi Public School, “Some children switched in November.
Now approval from very little parents.” Some schools such as Tagore International, Vasant Vihar has decided to reopen only after a winter holiday.
Many parents say even people who are vaccinated infected by Omicron.
Janani Sethi, a mother of two children, said, “At one point, we heard about vaccines for children, now there is no talk about it.
As long as there are no vaccines, I’m not ready to send my child to school.”