Delhi Schools Reopen: All schools above 5th standard will open in Delhi from tomorrow

The Delhi government has decided to open all the schools above class 5 from Saturday. Just before this, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) had given permission to open all the schools from class VI with immediate effect. Along with this, CAQM has also given permission to open schools from 27th December to 5th.

Soon after the permission of the CAQM, the Delhi government announced its decision. The Delhi government has said that if all goes well, the schools from 27th December to 5th will open as per the schedule. For this, the green signal has been received from CAQM. The new variant of Corona, Omicron, is being monitored.

Due to pollution in Delhi, the state government had decided to close the schools. There was a reduction in pollution for the last few days, but the increasing cases of new variants of Corona, Omicron, were giving tension. The commission had received a large number of requests. It argued the imperative need to open schools and educational institutions with immediate effect. The main arguments made for the reopening of schools included:

(i) the children have been out of school for almost two years, causing frustration among the children, thereby seriously adversely affecting their studies

(ii) a large number of students are not able to access online education facility due to connectivity issue

(iii) the schools are required to provide education to the children for about 220 days annually as per the academic schedule