Re-open schools in remote areas of the state: Maharashtra Chief Minister
Maharashtra government has directed schools that are situated in remote locations of the state, which do not have internet connectivity and were not affected by a coronavirus, to reopen.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said the schools that are located in remote areas of the state without any internet connectivity and are not affected by the coronavirus pandemic to reopen, to avoid any further academic loss of the students.
While stressing on the need to start the new academic year in June, as in the normal times, the chief minister said that there is an urgent need to develop and strengthen the online education system in the state.
Maharashtra is the worst affected state in the country with 65,168 cases and 2,197 deaths so far.
“In remote areas, where there is no internet connectivity and coronavirus pandemic spread, schools should be reopened by implementing social distancing norms. In places where there is a problem in physically restarting schools, the option of online education must be used,” he told officials of the School Education Department and Minister Varsha Gaikwad in a meeting held via video conferencing.
Though it is not necessary that schools should re-open now, the department needs to develop and strengthen the online education system for the future, he said.
“Coronavirus pandemic shouldn’t be a roadblock in the education of children. The academic year (2020-21) must start in June. Maharashtra should set an example before the rest of the country,” said Thackeray.
Stressing on the importance of education, he said it is a necessity and cannot be allowed to be stopped. The department should use various google platforms on an experimental basis.
The CM also said that the premises of schools currently used as a coronavirus quarantine facility should be disinfected and sanitized before making them reusable.
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