Reopening Schools

Syllabus- General Studies 1(Society) Child Rights and Right to Education. Context Children have long borne the costs of school closure and evidence-based decisions toward reopening are a necessity Most schools in India have been closed since the national lockdown started in March 2020. This raises a lot of questions following data and publications on this topic over the last 15 months. Interestingly, various regions around the world which have been worse hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic than India, have kept their schools, especially primary schools, mostly open. On the other hand in India, schools have mostly been shut even as other businesses have....Read More