Sambalpur: School education in Sambalpur district, 39 percent absent
In Sambalpur district, schools were opened from February 7for class 8 to 12 and from 1 to 7 on February 28, while classroom classes returned to normal in March. However, due to the fear of corona and the health of the children, many parents are reluctant to let them go to school. In the district, class attendance from first to twelfth has reached 64 per cent, while the remaining 34 per cent do not attend school. students are accustomed to studying online, If the number does not increase rapidly, will hamper the return of the education system to the mainstream. In Sambalpur district, there were 1,76,304 students from class I to class XII, while 1,13,309 students came to school on Thursday. With the annual exams ahead, the number is expected to rise after Holi. However, in view of the heat wave, the government has announced that schools will be morning shift from Monday, the 21st of the month. Seventh grade attendance was highest at 68 percent, and Class XII minimum 53 percent.
Sambalpur district, on the other hand, has the highest number of registered students in the class 3. For the past two years, students have been huddled inside the walls of the house and reading lessons online. Students were reading on mobile phones on hills, in open fields, and on the roofs of large houses, inaccessible areas of the district. However, there was no doubt that he could not read well. All educational institutions in the state have been closed since April 14, 2020 due to the corona epidemic.
Due to the first and second waves of the corona. Class X and XII classes were reopened and closed. Later, ninth and eleventh grade and even eighth grade schools were opened for teaching. However, after the third wave of the corona epidemic decrease, The eighth to twelfth grades are open from February 7, while the first to seventh grades are open from February 28.
As per the government’s directives, the school has been instructed to clean the area with clean toilets and provide safe drinking water and social distance. Teachers in schools have been advised to contact their parents and bring their children back to school.
