With counselling and more teachers, schools in Odisha are set to reopen tomorrow
With schools across Odisha geared up to resume physical classes for students of Class 10 and 12 from January 8, ahead of their Board examinations, the state government is now planning to provide counselling support to students.
Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash has also asked all district education officers to rope in teachers from schools which are not scheduled to reopen, as well as retired teachers to ensure the completion of the course within the stipulated 100 days. “The additional staff can aid in classes with inadequate staff strength. Otherwise it will be difficult to complete the course,” Dash said.
Sadhyabati Pradhan, chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR), wrote in a recommendation letter to the state education department, “Stress, anxiety, grief and worry during and after a disaster/pandemic are very natural. Therefore, the schools should be provided with contact details of the counsellors available in different departments of the district to take expert views as and when required. The teachers should also be oriented on the basis of psychological counselling.”
In a survey conducted by OSCPCR across the state’s 30 districts, 85 percent of the respondents (children) preferred their schools reopened.
With counselling and more teachers, schools in Odisha are set to reopen tomorrow
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