THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: All the children who were forced to stay at home due to fear of Covid came back to schools with enthusiasm on Monday. After a gap of 23 months, classes one to plus two are fully operational.

On the first day, an average of 82.77 percent of students attended the classes. There was an attendance of 80.23% in LP, UP and High School sections. An attendance of 82.18 percent was recorded in the Higher Secondary and 85.91 percent in Vocational Higher Secondary.

There was also an admission ceremony for pre-primary children in many schools. After the Covid surge, the schools were reopened on November 1, but the study was only in two shifts till noon. Uniforms and attendance are not currently mandatory, but many children come to school in uniform. Though the old-fashioned classes have resumed, online classes will continue. The students entered the class by wearing masks and disinfecting their hands using sanitizers. Lunch was also distributed in schools.