Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, schools in nine states and Union Territories resumed classes partly for students of classes 9 to 12 after six months four days on Monday (September 21). Schools were shut since March 16, 2020. The nine states where classes resumed are Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir under the Central government’s Unlock 4.0 guidelines.
However, on the first day of resumption of classes, students were ‘elusive’ and the attendance was thin as parents don’t want to put their child’s life in risk amid the growing number of Coronavirus cases.
At many places, teachers were ordered to come to school, however, not even one student came for the classes as teachers were seen waiting in vain for the pupils. It was found that the majority of students were not yet willing the attend…