Re-opening schools

The authorities, it seems, have come under increasing pressure to take the plunge.

The hustle and bustle of school buses scurrying children, frantically weaving through the notorious rush hour traffic, has been visibly absent from the streets of Kathmandu, brought on by the preventative measures to contain the spread of Covid-19. On September 2, Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s education board issued a circular on the re-opening of schools. This has been met with an ambiguous sense of acceptance by the community at large. The authorities, it seems, have come under increasing pressure from institutions, largely private, to take the plunge in arriving at this somewhat mistimed decision.