Schools reopen in Telangana with thin attendance
India TV NewsEducational institutions reopened in Telangana on Wednesday but the student attendance was thin on the first day. Barring residential, social welfare, and tribal welfare schools with hostel facilities, all schools re-opened but very few students attended the classes as the majority of parents remained apprehensive about sending their wards. The court also made it clear that students should not be compelled to attend offline classes and that they should not be penalised for not attending schools. As per the orders of the high court, the government directed the director of school education to lay down Standard Operating Procedure to be followed by all school managements conducting classes offline within one week and give them wide publicity in print and electronic media. The minister said out of 60 lakh school students in the state, 20 lakh are studying in government schools.