Mumbai: With a marked increase in Covid-19 cases and an average of 15,000 daily infections expected in a week, BMC on Monday is directed by schools and junior colleges to close offline school and return to online mode for grade 1 to 9 and 11 to months .
Class 10 and 12 can continue in hybrid mode during that period.
The city school has been reopened for all classes on December 15, about 21 months after March 2020 Kuncian.
All schools, though, have kept teaching in hybrid mode.
With a corrugated case every day for about two weeks, the City of Commissioner Iqbal Chahal, Monday is directed at school to conduct online classes from January 4 to 31.
Class 10 and 12 students, who will write their board exams in March-April, can attend physical school because they are physically Has a practical and early examination.
Although grade 9 and 11 students cannot attend physical school, they can be called on campus for vaccination.
The country hasn’t come out with fresh guidelines for school.
In all states, physical schools have reported 40% to 50% of attendance.
Chahal, in an interview with a TV channel, saying while no need to press the panic button, they cannot be complacent and lower the guards think that Omicron is a light variant.
He said experts had warned that daily infections might averaged 15,000 after five to seven days and cases could jump more every day.
Meanwhile, the reopening of the physical school in the city has received a bad response with only 28% of attendance.
Parental approval is mandatory for physical presence.
Some schools have been suspended reopening until January.
Hybrid mode, though, has been criticized by teachers and students.
While the teacher complains about technical difficulties in teaching hybrids, students who attend online classes have complained because they are ignored by teachers in the physical class.
The presence of higher middle class students (class 8 to 12), which began the physical class in October, has increased to around 75% to 85%.
“Our class 10 students emerged for their initial examinations, so the presence of 100%.
The presence of other classes has declined because of scare Omicron,” said the Malad Principal.
“It’s good to see our students back at school.
While we’re back online, we hope the situation to improve and normal school continues,” said Kavita Nagpal, Principal, Orchid The International School, Bunder Mosque.
In Palghar, pre-elementary and balwadist directed to close immediately.
All other schools will continue in hybrid mode, said Dr Manik Gursal, District collector.