While schools in Mumbai are yet to open up for in-person classes, findings of a new pan-India survey have revealed that 46 per cent of the schools that have reopened are following all COVID safety parameters, but 39 per cent of the institutes are still allowing students to have food together. Parents have raised concerns over this, as they find it risky.

Local Circles — a community social media platform — which has been conducting numerous surveys on schools throughout the pandemic, has tried to find out parents’ opinions on the new normal of blended mode of learning with schools reopening across the country. Their latest national-level survey shows that parents of school-going children are happy with mask compliance but are concerned about indoor air-ventilation, eating together and assemblies. The survey received around 40,000 responses from 388 districts of India.