Reopen Delhi Schools in offline mode from March 2, not April: Schools’ body urges LG

February 28, 2022

Delhi School Reopening decision by Delhi Disaster Management Authority, DDMA and to have no online classes from April 1, 2022 surprised many people. With regards to this, Schools’ body has come up with its own request, urging the LG to resume offline classes them from this Wednesday – March 2, 2022 itself.
A report by PTI on Delhi School Reopening mentions that The National Progressive Schools’ Conference wrote to LG Anil Baijal requesting an unconditional reopening of schools from this Wednesday itself. Appreciating the government’s decision of no online classes while also raising concerns over the clause of resumption of offline classes from April 1, 2022, the Body put forward its requests.
This PTI reported quoted some parts from the letter on Delhi Schools. It reads, “Children from nursery to class VIII have huge learning gap as we are observing them. In March we could have focused our efforts to bridge that gap so that children would have been ready for the next grade in April.”

It also raises the point of teachers’ work by stating, “They are no less than frontline workers and warriors. Their mental health and well-being is of utmost important for us to deliver quality education, to create a happy and joyful environment in school. We sincerely urge you to take necessary steps for unconditional reopening of all schools from March 2, 2022.”