Day 1: Haryana schools see thin attendance

Gurugram, September 21

The state education department had claimed that over 80 per cent of the parents had consented to send their wards to schools amid the Covid pandemic, but educational institutions in Gurugram and Nuh today reopened to a lukewarm response.

The schools opened after six months for “consultation” for classes IX to XII, but just a handful of students came. Several classes saw no students, while some pupils sought guidance only for science and maths. The Covid standard operating procedures are being followed in city government schools, where children are being thermally scanned and made to wash and sanitise their hands. The schools in Nuh, however, are not strictly following these norms, said sources. Despite the Central government instructions, several schools have still not tested their teachers for Covid, especially in Nuh, and reports of those who opted for RT-PCR are still awaited.