With the rise of Kovid-19 cases in Kolkata, some schools in the city have given notices to students and their parents to wear masks while entering the campus. A school in south Kolkata, St Xavier’s Collegiate School, has notified that without masks, there will be no admission to schools and classes. Apart from wearing masks, the school has also issued a notice to take more precautionary measures.
“Classrooms and the entire school premises are sanitized every day. Please ensure that your ward is wearing a mask at all times and carries a spare mask in his bag. No mask and no entry in school and classrooms also,” read the notice by the school. The school also asked parents not to send their children to school if he is unwell or if anyone in the family tests positive for Covid-19, adding that hand sanitisers are being used at various points in the schools. are located and children are advised to use them.
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Apart from St Xavier’s School, La Martiniere School authorities have also issued a similar notice. The school authorities have already emailed parents with a similar decision as the COVID-19 situation continues to escalate.
However, some parents have questioned how children can wear masks for so long during school hours. Some parents even sent their replies to the school authorities by email.
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Apart from wearing classes, many other measures are also being adopted to prevent the spread of the Kovid-19 epidemic. As schools and colleges reopen, each class lasts approximately 45 minutes to an hour. In the last few months, masks were made optional in West Bengal, but with the return of Covid cases, this time parents are again worried about the students. Schools were closed since 2020 but reopened earlier this year with a drop in the number of cases.
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