Kerala kids embrace New Year on happy note as schools reopen

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Children in Kerala were happy as schools reopened across the state on Friday after a gap of nine months.Rajani K. Nair who had reached Pattom St Mary's school told IANS: "I am really excited to reach my school after a gap of nine months. Although I was attending my online classes but actual classroom studies give a different feel."Schools in the state capital and other towns were reopened in compliance with strict Covid-19 precautions.The students have been instructed to use sanitisers before entering the classroom.Ramesh Mathew, a parent whose daughter Reshma Mariam Thomas is in the 10th standard in a school in Kochi said: "We are sceptical on whether proper precautionary measures would be taken before the children enter the classroom. I hope nothing untoward happens".
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