Bengaluru: Islands between parents and private schools for the reopening campus continued in Bengaluru.
While some parents complained that schools forced them to send children to class on campus, others complained that the school was not reopened.
Recently, the parents of the CBSE school in Kundalahalli were angry with school management and protested after students were asked to appear for the exam on campus.
“Many of us are not in Bengaluru,” said the parent of a student.
“To return to the city and find accommodation only for impractical exams.
Schools can make an online exam instead.
In addition, Covid-19 infection is still high, and the school does not explain what Covid-19 safety measures will take steps.” Parents Others said: “The school does not offer transportation.
This means parents who work must take leave to deliver and pick up their children on the exam day.” On the other hand, the association of elementary and secondary schools has raised concerns over some schools that do not want reopened even after the government raised the sidewalk.
The association claimed several schools tried to save money with the pretext that parents did not want to send their children to school.
The choice of “parents said it was a choice problem,” said D Shashi Kumar, Secretary of the Primary and Secondary School Association of Karnataka.
“Just like some parents don’t want to send their children to school, some other people want their children to go to school.
However, with these schools it is closed, they cannot use their choice.
Isn’t school assignment to facilitate children Children who want to go to school? Don’t they deny the fundamental child properly? “The association said only a few CBSE and ICSE schools in urban areas were refusing to reopen for this reason.
“There are many school overhead costs that are saved if they remain closed.
They have got full fees from students because they continue with online classes,” Kumar said.
However, a member of the popular school chain management said: “I do not agree that we are all closed to save money.
The presence in government high schools because they have no online class choices.
The problem will be resolved if the government makes a decision and said all schools only offer In the class on campus.
Now, we are in a catch situation 22.
“The numbers that are too small in management members claim only 25-30% of parents send their children to school.
“With such a small amount, running a school bus and van is not feasible,” said the member.
“We will have a lack of teachers if we run online and offline classes simultaneously.
So, we are forced to store it online.
Although it may be feasible for small schools to reopen for classes on campus, it is very difficult for large schools like us To manage with different parents.
“The Public Instruction Department said it would instruct all schools to reopen the academic year itself.
“Apart from their type and charming, schools must be reopened when children have been socially and psychologically affected due to long closure.
The school must be reopened to ensure the holistic development of children,” said Vishal R, Commissioner, Public Instruction Department .
“We will ask each school about why they don’t want to reopen,” he added.