<p>Forced to close for almost a month due to the Covid surge, schools in Bengaluru Urban opened physical classes on Monday to an encouraging response from students.</p>.<p>Student turnout on day 1 at the state board-affiliated schools was 60%, while some budgeted schools affiliated to other boards recorded 50% attendance. Some schools where teachers are unwell have postponed the opening of physical classes by a week.</p>.<p>“The attendance was good. But due to the shortage of teachers, some schools were forced to postpone the resumption of offline classes,” said D Shashi Kumar, general secretary, Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka.</p>.<p>Parents’ feedback</p>.<p>Attendance at government schools was slightly more than private institutions, some of which decided against physical classes due to parents’ feedback.</p>.<p>“Around 70% of the parents are not ready even now to send their wards for physical classes. So, we have decided to continue with online mode only,” said the principal of a private unaided school.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, some schools are not ready to reopen despite the readiness of parents to send their children. “Some schools deny children the right to attend classes. They have collected 99% of the fees and are not bothered to reopen,” Shashi Kumar noted.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Forced to close for almost a month due to the Covid surge, schools in Bengaluru Urban opened physical classes on Monday to an encouraging response from students.</p>.<p>Student turnout on day 1 at the state board-affiliated schools was 60%, while some budgeted schools affiliated to other boards recorded 50% attendance. Some schools where teachers are unwell have postponed the opening of physical classes by a week.</p>.<p>“The attendance was good. But due to the shortage of teachers, some schools were forced to postpone the resumption of offline classes,” said D Shashi Kumar, general secretary, Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka.</p>.<p>Parents’ feedback</p>.<p>Attendance at government schools was slightly more than private institutions, some of which decided against physical classes due to parents’ feedback.</p>.<p>“Around 70% of the parents are not ready even now to send their wards for physical classes. So, we have decided to continue with online mode only,” said the principal of a private unaided school.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, some schools are not ready to reopen despite the readiness of parents to send their children. “Some schools deny children the right to attend classes. They have collected 99% of the fees and are not bothered to reopen,” Shashi Kumar noted.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
