K’taka schools may re-open in August

Team Udayavani, May 23, 2020, 8:36 AM IST

The Karnataka may allow schools to re-open in August and government is yet to decide whether teaching should be online or in classrooms.

Primary and secondary education Minister  S Suresh Kumar may announce the schedule next week.

Suresh Kumar said, “We’re considering a mix of three models. The best option is to have alternate-day schooling or in batches the same day along with Doordarshan and online teaching,”

Also, there has been a lot of pressure from  the parents of LKG, UKG and Class 1 students to scrap the 2020-21 academic year.

Some experts suggested online classes as the best method for other grades.

Kumar said, “Of 85 lakh student students, 40-50 lakh are in rural, government schools without internet access. We must have a combination of techbased and classroom teaching,”