Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday met the principals of 25 prominent public schools here and shared with them the achievements of the Narendra Modi government.
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RANCHI: After testing drives were started at the city’s schools, 25 students of Indira Gandhi Balika Awasiya Vidyalaya (IGBAV) in Bundu were found to be Covid-19 positive in the last 48 hours. Meanwhile, schools across the state capital said they would wait for some time before switching over to offline classes for the new academic session and continue with the online classes amid a surge in the number of fresh cases.
Regional deputy director (education) Arwind Vijay Bilung said, “Tests were conducted at IGBAV after some of the students developed symptoms. Four students were found positive on Wednesday and were isolated within the hostel, but the tally rose to 25 on Thursday after 21 others tested positive through rapid antigen tests.” The reports of many other students are awaited.
Ranchi/Bokaro: While the state government has allowed the reopening of schools for Classes VIII, IX and XI from Monday, many private institutes remained closed as teachers and students are busy with online examinations and the difficulty in implementing on-campus Covid-19 safety rules. In Ranchi, management of schools like DPS (Ranchi), JVM Shyamli, Seventh Day Adventist and Oxford Public School will resume in-person classes from the next session in April.
DPS principal Dr Ram Singh said it was not possible to call students to campus as they are busy taking their annual exams online. “We will call them for the new session starting in April. We have enough space to ensure social distancing as lower classes have not been allowed to reopen. We also have adequate manpower to maintain other safety norms.”
Ranchi: With Class X and XII board examinations approaching, attendance of students who will be appearing for the examinations has improved in private and government schools across the state. The state government had last month allowed resumption of offline classes for these students to help them prepare for their exams.
Director (secondary education) Jata Shankar Choudhary said attendance in government school has picked up with each passing day. He stated, “Overall attendance in schools rose from 20% in the third week of December to between 40% and 50% now. Parents’ confidence about sending children is also gradually increasing.”
Ashutosh Singh, principal of Amar Sahid Thakur Vishwanath Sahdeo Zila School, said around 150 of 350 students in Class X and Class XII were present at school on Monday, much better than the 25% in the initial days. He said as per the instructions of the education department, strict adherence of Covid protocol is being ensured and parents are being