A Class 2 student of a private school in the city spends a little over two hours a day in front of a laptop for his online classes. The father of a Class 9 student says though she has four online classes of 40 minutes each with 25-minute breaks in between, homework and notes all increase her screen time. Class durationParents say some schools are gradually upping the duration of the online classes. Parents say the online classes have made it difficult to keep the children away from gadgets. Parents’ demandHowever, parents of pre-primary students have been clamouring for online classes for their wards too, says an official.

Source: The Hindu June 23, 2020 18:03 UTC