Delhi-NCR schools to switch to hybrid mode after SC directive

In compliance with Supreme Court directions, the Delhi-NCR Directorate of Education (DoE) has instructed all schools to shift to hybrid mode for students effective immediately, until further notice. The decision comes as air quality in the region deteriorated, with SAFAR reporting a sharp rise to 396 early Tuesday morning.

Students Given Choice for Online Classes: DoE Notification

“Clause 11 of GRAP Stage-III, Clause 5 of GRAP Stage-IV and Clause 8 of GRAP Stage-IV (to the extent it relates to colleges, educational institutions) are relaxed to the extent that State Govts in the NCR and GNCTD shall ensure that all classes upto 12th Standard in schools and those in colleges/educational institutions are conducted in a ‘hybrid’ mode, i.e, both in ‘physical’ and also in an ‘online’ mode, wherever online mode is feasible, in the territorial jurisdiction of the NCT of Delhi and in the districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar in the NCR. The option to exercise online mode of education, wherever available, shall vest with the students and their guardians,” a notification issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE), Government of Delhi, said.

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SC Urges Restart of Physical Classes Amid Concerns Over Mid-Day Meals

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the Delhi region and adjoining areas to consider restarting physical classes in schools and colleges stating that many students lacked mid-day meals and infrastructure to attend online classes.

The top court, however, refused to relax the anti-pollution GRAP-4 restrictions in Delhi-NCR and said unless it was satisfied that there was a consistent decrease in AQI levels, it could not order curbs below GRAP-3 or GRAP-2.

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