Online classes at Indian School Darsait (ISD) began on April 23 in the wake of many children reporting chickenpox, will continue till next week, and the school will resume regular classes once the cases are zeroed down, according to the school authorities.
In accordance with the instructions from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, after it reported cases of chickenpox mostly among middle school students, the school authorities decided to go online until the cases are reduced.
In a circular, the principal of the school has informed parents that classes were shifted online from last Wednesday after students were reported to have contracted chickenpox, and this is applicable to all classes from kindergarten to 12 and will continue to be online till May 1.
The circular reads, “In view of the continuing spread of chickenpox cases among students, and as per the instructions received from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention at the Ministry of Health, we would like to inform you that online classes for Grades I to XII will continue till Thursday May 1.”
Students can attend online classes through their respective teachers’ Google Classrooms, following the regular class timetable.
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