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Delhi: Schools, colleges reopen in the National Capital from today

Published on Feb 07, 2022 12:49 PM IST
  • The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had on Friday decided to reopen higher education institutions and coaching centres along with schools for classes 9-12 from February 7.
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Most schools in the national capital reopened for classes 9 to 12 from Monday after a spurt in Covid-19 cases had led to their closure in December, while some private schools were still working out modalities like consent of parents and transport availability.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 07, 2022 12:49 PM IST

Most schools in the national capital reopened for classes 9 to 12 from Monday after a spurt in Covid-19 cases had led to their closure in December, while some private schools were still working out modalities like consent of parents and transport availability.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)

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Children were seen wearing masks as they returned to school. At one private school, students' bags were being sanitised as part of precautionary measures against Covid-19.(PTI ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Children were seen wearing masks as they returned to school. At one private school, students' bags were being sanitised as part of precautionary measures against Covid-19.(PTI )

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shared on Twitter some photos of children being welcomed at different schools.(PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shared on Twitter some photos of children being welcomed at different schools.(PTI)

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"Happy to see children back in school again. They also got frustrated. I pray that the need to close schools does not arise again," Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.(PTI ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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"Happy to see children back in school again. They also got frustrated. I pray that the need to close schools does not arise again," Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.(PTI )

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Amid the declining number of Covid-19 cases in the city, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) also decided to resume classes from nursery to 8 from February 14.(PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Amid the declining number of Covid-19 cases in the city, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) also decided to resume classes from nursery to 8 from February 14.(PTI)

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"We are yet to reopen because there are a lot of modalities. The board classes are nearing their exams so the attendance is going to be thin. Also, providing transport for students is difficult, so we are still working out the details. We will have a plan in two days," the vice-principal of a top private school said.(PTI ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 07, 2022 12:49 PM IST

"We are yet to reopen because there are a lot of modalities. The board classes are nearing their exams so the attendance is going to be thin. Also, providing transport for students is difficult, so we are still working out the details. We will have a plan in two days," the vice-principal of a top private school said.(PTI )

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“There will be no return to normalcy till there is an option of online classes. Online learning has saturated for children but since there is an option they or their parents prefer online. Attendance has been low when schools briefly reopened in previous months," Ella Joshi, a teacher at a top private school was quoted by saying news agency ANI.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 07, 2022 12:49 PM IST

“There will be no return to normalcy till there is an option of online classes. Online learning has saturated for children but since there is an option they or their parents prefer online. Attendance has been low when schools briefly reopened in previous months," Ella Joshi, a teacher at a top private school was quoted by saying news agency ANI.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)

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“Another issue is of transportation, since not many students turn up, running full-fledged transport services is not feasible and lack of transport discourages few from attending offline classes as its not logistically feasible,” Joshi added.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 07, 2022 12:49 PM IST

“Another issue is of transportation, since not many students turn up, running full-fledged transport services is not feasible and lack of transport discourages few from attending offline classes as its not logistically feasible,” Joshi added.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)

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Schools in the city were briefly reopened before being closed again on December 28 last year in view of the third wave of Covid-19 driven by the Omicron variant.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 07, 2022 12:49 PM IST

Schools in the city were briefly reopened before being closed again on December 28 last year in view of the third wave of Covid-19 driven by the Omicron variant.(HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)

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