Contagion And Classroom
Team KL report about the issues and how the systems are tackling them in the public and private sector
Almost a year after the Covid-19 pandemic struck, primary schools reopened from classes 1 to 5 from Monday, March 15, 2021. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur
On March 1, Arshad Ahmad, a government schoolteacher posted at a Pulwama school was passionate about resuming his duties and teaching the students. He had to enter the classroom exactly after 19 months of lock-down. Conscious of the loss that 19 months entailed for a student, Ahmad wanted to not waste any more time.
The last time he taught his students was August 3, 2019, two days before Article 370 was scrapped. This was followed by six months of security and information lock-down. Then in March 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic dictated another lockdown.