Mumbai schools set to reopen for higher classes

AS 15.7 lakh students from Classes IX to XII returned to state board schools in various districts on Monday, many schools in Mumbai too seem prepared to reopen for higher classes in a staggered manner. The spread of Covid-19, however, still remains a matter of concern at most parent-teacher meetings, and parents remain divided over children physically attending school again.

School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said on Wednesday that schools affiliated to the state board across various districts, barring Mumbai and Thane, are being reopened in phases for students of Classes IX to XII. She added that 88 per cent schools in the state had reopened. While the BMC decided not to allow schools in the city to reopen before January 15, school principals across different education boards said some parents, especially of Class X students, feel they needed to be back in the classroom as board examinations draw closer but just as many were still worried about Covid-19.

Mumbai schools set to reopen for higher classes

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