<p>New Delhi/Srinagar: Prioritising the safety of students amid military conflict between India and Pakistan, several private schools in Delhi shifted to online classes on Friday as a precautionary measure, an official said.</p><p>The schools such as Delhi Public School (DPS) in Vasant Kunj, Indraprastha World School in Paschim Vihar and Queen Mary School in Model Town opted for virtual classes for the day, he added.</p><p>The decision was made considering the current situation, said Indraprastha World School Principal Shikha Arora.</p><p>"Given the prevailing circumstances, we decided to hold online classes. Summer vacation is starting from next Monday, but we did not want to take any chances even for a single day," she added.</p><p>Deepti Vohra, Principal, DPS, Vasant Kunj, also said that classes were conducted online as a safety precaution.</p><p>Meanwhile, Queen Mary School Principal Anupma Singh reported low student attendance.</p>.All schools in Leh to remain closed on May 9, 10 amid prevailing tensions between India, Pakistan. <p>"We had very few students today as many parents chose not to send their children," she said.</p><p>Some schools that continued offline classes enhanced security measures on campus.</p><p>Sudha Acharya, Principal of Dwarka's ITL International School, said the peer leaders played a role in guiding fellow students on safety protocols issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).</p><p>"During the morning assembly, the children were briefed on safety measures daily after mock drill and an advisory was also sent to parents," she added.</p><p>An official of the Directorate of Education, however, said that they "did not receive any official order to close schools today".</p><p>Delhi was placed on high alert and all government employees' leaves were cancelled after increased hostilities along the border with several areas, including Jammu, affected by cross-border shelling.</p>.<p>With tension between India and Pakistan forcing closure of educational institutions in Kashmir, several schools have switched to online mode of classes to ensure that students do not lose precious academic time.</p><p>As the schools have remained closed since May 7 following India's missile strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan, leading private schools in the valley started online classes for their students on Friday.</p><p>"My kids have started to receive online education from today as it is not safe to venture out of homes, especially after what happened along the borders over the past three days," Saba Bhat, a mother of two, told <em>PTI.</em></p><p>Saba's two sons are students at a leading private school in Pampore area of Pulwama district. While she believes that there is nothing better than attending classes in person, online classes in the current scenario are the best option.</p><p>"Attending the school in person helps in overall personality development of the children but safety is of paramount importance. At least, this way the kids' academic progress will continue," she added.</p><p>Samina Ashraf is all praise for the management of the school where her daughter and son are enrolled.</p><p>"Online education was a novel concept when it was introduced on a large scale during the Covid pandemic five years ago. However, this has come as a major boon for the students. They do not lose any time academically," she said.</p><p>Samina, who lost one full academic year when militancy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, said the present generation will not suffer the same fate due to the advent of the internet and other technological advances in the past three decades.</p><p>"Although the current academic arrangement has been forced due to the situation, online classes have become an integral part of the education system the world over," she said.</p><p>Mushtaq Ahmad, a teacher in a government school, said a similar arrangement should be made for the public-run schools as well.</p><p>"The private schools have taken the lead here .... we will be doing the catching up if this situation continues longer. It is better that students of government schools also switch to online mode till it is safe to attend schools in person again," Ahmad said.</p><p>The government has closed schools, colleges and universities as a precautionary measure in view of the situation along the borders.</p>
<p>New Delhi/Srinagar: Prioritising the safety of students amid military conflict between India and Pakistan, several private schools in Delhi shifted to online classes on Friday as a precautionary measure, an official said.</p><p>The schools such as Delhi Public School (DPS) in Vasant Kunj, Indraprastha World School in Paschim Vihar and Queen Mary School in Model Town opted for virtual classes for the day, he added.</p><p>The decision was made considering the current situation, said Indraprastha World School Principal Shikha Arora.</p><p>"Given the prevailing circumstances, we decided to hold online classes. Summer vacation is starting from next Monday, but we did not want to take any chances even for a single day," she added.</p><p>Deepti Vohra, Principal, DPS, Vasant Kunj, also said that classes were conducted online as a safety precaution.</p><p>Meanwhile, Queen Mary School Principal Anupma Singh reported low student attendance.</p>.All schools in Leh to remain closed on May 9, 10 amid prevailing tensions between India, Pakistan. <p>"We had very few students today as many parents chose not to send their children," she said.</p><p>Some schools that continued offline classes enhanced security measures on campus.</p><p>Sudha Acharya, Principal of Dwarka's ITL International School, said the peer leaders played a role in guiding fellow students on safety protocols issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).</p><p>"During the morning assembly, the children were briefed on safety measures daily after mock drill and an advisory was also sent to parents," she added.</p><p>An official of the Directorate of Education, however, said that they "did not receive any official order to close schools today".</p><p>Delhi was placed on high alert and all government employees' leaves were cancelled after increased hostilities along the border with several areas, including Jammu, affected by cross-border shelling.</p>.<p>With tension between India and Pakistan forcing closure of educational institutions in Kashmir, several schools have switched to online mode of classes to ensure that students do not lose precious academic time.</p><p>As the schools have remained closed since May 7 following India's missile strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan, leading private schools in the valley started online classes for their students on Friday.</p><p>"My kids have started to receive online education from today as it is not safe to venture out of homes, especially after what happened along the borders over the past three days," Saba Bhat, a mother of two, told <em>PTI.</em></p><p>Saba's two sons are students at a leading private school in Pampore area of Pulwama district. While she believes that there is nothing better than attending classes in person, online classes in the current scenario are the best option.</p><p>"Attending the school in person helps in overall personality development of the children but safety is of paramount importance. At least, this way the kids' academic progress will continue," she added.</p><p>Samina Ashraf is all praise for the management of the school where her daughter and son are enrolled.</p><p>"Online education was a novel concept when it was introduced on a large scale during the Covid pandemic five years ago. However, this has come as a major boon for the students. They do not lose any time academically," she said.</p><p>Samina, who lost one full academic year when militancy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, said the present generation will not suffer the same fate due to the advent of the internet and other technological advances in the past three decades.</p><p>"Although the current academic arrangement has been forced due to the situation, online classes have become an integral part of the education system the world over," she said.</p><p>Mushtaq Ahmad, a teacher in a government school, said a similar arrangement should be made for the public-run schools as well.</p><p>"The private schools have taken the lead here .... we will be doing the catching up if this situation continues longer. It is better that students of government schools also switch to online mode till it is safe to attend schools in person again," Ahmad said.</p><p>The government has closed schools, colleges and universities as a precautionary measure in view of the situation along the borders.</p>