“Safety of students is a top priority, but schools need to restart to avoid academic loss” says Vishal Solanki

Pune: Maharashtra state education commissioner Vishal Solanki speaks on issues facing the education system post the Covid outbreak, including resuming of classes, online and offline mode of teaching, and fees.

He said, “Almost 15,000 schools have restarted which is around 60 per cent of total schools in the state which are imparting education to Class 9 to Class 12. Almost 8 lakh students have resumed offline classroom classes, which is around 15 per cent of student population covering Class 9 to Class 12. So, the progress is gradual, but we have to observe the local situation which is changing every day and the decision cannot be made at central or state levels. Hence, we have given the responsibility to local authorities like collectors, municipal commissioners and CEOs to take the call.

I would like to assure parents that their wards’ mental and health well-being is our top most priority. At the same time, we have to ensure that their academic progress is not hampered, especially in rural areas where we see prolonged break from schools and academics result in rise in dropout figure.”

“Safety of students is a top priority, but schools need to restart to avoid academic loss” says Vishal Solanki

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