Marginal rise in students attending offline classes
The Hindu
Turnout in unaided institutions relatively low compared to government and aided schools
About one-third of students in schools under the General Education Department in Ernakulam are attending offline classes that resumed on November 1.
As many as 77,782 students had turned up on campuses in the district on Monday after a long break induced by the pandemic. The number went up marginally to 77,900 on the second day. The authorities seem hopeful that it may go up, if there is no major uptick in COVID-19 cases in the coming days.
“We cannot arrive at an accurate estimate of attendance in offline sessions, as only students of classes 1 to 7 and 10 and 12 are allowed in the first phase. Only one-fourth of students in schools having intake capacity higher than 1,000 need to attend the physical mode of learning as per the guidelines,” said Honey G. Alexander, Deputy Director of Education, Ernakulam.