The Hindu Editorial Summary - 9 September

 

9 September

Title : Back at school
Sub Heading : The nascent reopening of schools can be
sustained with a commitment to safety

Vocabulary -

1.nascent

Being born or beginning 

E. g -  a nascent insurgency 

2.consensus

Agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

3.  venture- Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

 4. crippling

That cripples, disables or incapacitates 

E. g -  crippling injury

5. alacrity

Liveliness and eagerness 

E.g- he accepted with alacrity

BackStory-

State government decided to reopen school after 2 years of pandemic.  Decision to open school is critical . The risk involved is high , reopening,  if not done with strict protocol can be beginning of third wave.

Key Points -

Disagreement Points - 

• Schools are already reopened for higher classes with 50% attendance along with strict protocols and proper distancing 
• -In Tamil Nadu,  30 student and teachers tested covid positive. 
• Kerala is reporting 25,000 cases daily

Supporting Point

• Till now,  no resurgence or uptick is noticed in Cases.  One can say that reopening is effective and safe too. 
• Due to two year of gap,  students faced a lot of damage. 
• Schools are following all the safety majors published by European  Technical Advisory
•  Group

Conclusion

Till now,  reopening has no side effects,  so,  author agrees with the decision and warns about what should be avoided.