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MYSURU/MANGALURU/ HUBBALLI/BELAGAVI: Students across Karnataka were thrilled to see their friends and teachers on Friday as schools reopened for grades 10 and 12 after a nine-month gap. As part of Covid-19 precautions, they wore masks, followed social distancing and washed hands frequently.
Classes were held for limited hours and with a limited number of students. Still, campuses were buzzing with energy after months of quiet. Schools went the extra mile to make students feel safe and welcome, organising skits, performing artis, writing positive messages and offering plenty of encouragement.
“I am really excited to be back in school. At one point, I had wondered whether I would see my classmates and teachers on the campus again,” said Ananya, a class 10 student in Raichur. Geeta, a class 10 student of Vidyaranya High School in Dharwad, is relieved that on-campus learning has resumed. “I was fed up with online classes. I was missing actual classroom stu
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MYSURU/MANGALURU/ HUBBALLI/BELAGAVI: Students across Karnataka were thrilled to see their friends and teachers on Friday as schools reopened for grades 10 and 12 after a nine-month gap. As part of Covid-19 precautions, they wore masks, followed social distancing and washed hands frequently.
Classes were held for limited hours and with a limited number of students. Still, campuses were buzzing with energy after months of quiet. Schools went the extra mile to make students feel safe and welcome, organising skits, performing artis, writing positive messages and offering plenty of encouragement.
“I am really excited to be back in school. At one point, I had wondered whether I would see my classmates and teachers on the campus again,” said Ananya, a class 10 student in Raichur. Geeta, a class 10 student of Vidyaranya High School in Dharwad, is relieved that on-campus learning has resumed. “I was fed up with online classes. I was missing actual classroom stu