Private schools record dip in attendance, revert to online classes
The Hindu
Emergence of Omicron variant has fuelled fears of parents
Many private school managements have decided to revert to online classes after they recorded a significant dip in attendance on Monday. Parents are worried about clusters of COVID-19 infections cropping up in educational institutions, said school principals. Uncertainty of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has also fuelled fears. Some schools announced that physical classes would resume in January, while others have postponed it indefinitely.
Lokesh Talikatte, State unit president, Recognised Unaided Private Schools' Association, Karnataka, said that its affiliated schools had stopped offline classes. “After many media reports, parents are worried and are not keen on sending their children to school. We had to restart online classes in many schools, particularly in Bengaluru,” he said.
In a message to parents, Swargarani School in Rajarajeshwari Nagar informed parents that the school management had decided to continue with only online classes from December 1; there would be no offline classes. “We are glad that the school took this decision. Although the school follows all the precautions, we think it’s risky to send our children back as they are not vaccinated,” said a parent.