Last updated on January 17, 2025
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Hi, this is Fitness Radio Episode 18, and you are back at Schools Post Lockdown following instructions with Priya Dogra. So there has been a survey done in which parents of children of all ages are asked if they are ready to send their children back to school. So I thought that’s the burning question for every parent today. Having children of my own, I am concerned about what we will do since the lockdown began. Since everyone is preoccupied with everything else, no one is considering our mental health. Are we ready to send children back to school?
So from the online survey, the figure that came out says that 90% of parents are unwilling to send their children back to schools. And I happened to be one of them. 56% said that they will watch for a month or two and then they will send them back. 8% said that yes, they will send kids back to school. One day the school will open; then what are we going to do after 50 days of lockdown? There is no vaccine, there is no cure, there are clustered areas with positive Coronavirus cases and cases are still coming.
I don’t think we just have two choices, whether to send them or whether to not send them, because education is important, and how long can we keep them at home? But then the debate comes down to dropping a year. Because when the schools are open, teachers will not provide them with online classes. They will teach them in physical classes, so you have no choice but to send them back to school.
In the same survey, 64% of parents said that they are not going to send their children to social gatherings like birthday parties, pajama parties, or group studies. So when we are not comfortable sending them to each other’s homes, then how can we send them to schools? That’s a very valid question. Only 1% of the parents said that they would be comfortable taking their children to malls again. I will not be. What is the burning need to go to a mall or a public place that is air-conditioned, where people are walking out the whole day? Why? What is the urgency?
35% of parents said they would be willing to let their children go out to the parks to play with their friends till the time they maintain social distancing. 45% of parents said that they would not let their kids play any sport this year. Then what will our post-lockdown look like? I have no clue. How will schools manage a mishap of a school person or child due to a positive case? 1% of the parents also said that they would not be taking their kids on any holidays. It makes sense to me.
Nothing is more important than our kids’ security. So please think a thousand times before taking the call to send your children back to school during Schools Post Lockdown this year. I am hoping for better times and more clarity.
Till then, be safe and stay healthy!
