Parents protest against offline examinations

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, February 28

With a rise in Covid-19 cases, parents of Class IX students of Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, have raised objections against the offline exams. They staged a protest outside the main gate of the school today.

A group of parents reportedly met Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja, seeking his intervention in the matter.

But the school authorities were ‘’adamant’’ on conducting the exams offline, and tomorrow will be the first exam of “English grammar”, the parents told The Tribune.

In their letter to the Principal that contained the signatures of at least 22 parents, they have requested the school authorities to conduct examinations in the online mode in view of the rising Covid-19 cases.

“We are not willing to give our consent for the offline exams as sought by the school,” the letter says.

“Since both my parents go out for work, they can’t drop me to the school. I have also apprehensions about using public transport. If classes can be conducted online, why can’t exams?” asked a student of Class IX of the school.

The school had earlier decided to conduct exams in the offline mode for Classes VI to IX but changed the decision except for Class IX after parents’ protest. Sister Archana, principal, couldn’t be contacted for her remarks.

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