Substantial rise in students attending offline classes
The Hindu
About three lakh students reach schools in batches in district
About 90% of the students in schools under the Department of General Education in Ernakulam have started attending offline classes in batches, as per the latest official estimates.
There has been a substantial increase in the number of students reaching schools compared to the attendance recorded in the first week after the schools reopened on November 1. Only one-third of the total number of students had joined offline sessions in the initial weeks.
“Almost 90% of the students in schools under the department are participating in offline classes. They are coming in batches as decided from the start of the physical mode of learning from November 1 onwards,” said Honey G. Alexander, Deputy Director of Education, Ernakulam. About three lakh students are attending offline classes in the district in batches, according to the estimates by the General Education Department. About 100 students were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after the schools reopened. The corresponding number of teachers was around 50. No clusters have been reported from any school as on Tuesday.
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