Telangana: Govt school students left sans online option

HYDERABAD: With little recourse to digital classes, over 60% students in government schools are forced to attend classes in offline mode or miss out. This despite the earlier high court order on August 31 clearly saying that schools must provide online classes to all students who did not wish to come.
In 26,285 government schools in the state, more than 20 lakh students are studying in classes 1-10.“Though content is available through TSAT app, students wouldn’t know what they need to watch without a schedule. This is a major reason why many are forced to attend physical classes in government schools,” said Revathi P, a government teacher.
Unlike earlier, students were left to fend for themselves from September 1 when schools reopened as the state stopped releasing schedule of digital classes telecast via Doordarshan and TSAT. While the content uploaded during the pandemic was on TSAT website and app, teachers said that it was highly impossible for children to search and learn on their own.
According to teachers, attendance in primary schools was comparatively more than in higher classes. “About 2 lakh to 3 lakh students of class 6 to class 10 are not attending physical classes as hostels are yet to reopen. So, attendance in primary schools is a little higher,” said teacher Chava Ravi.