(Shutterstock)Several reputable schools have abandoned an age-old practice parents look forward to: their first meeting with the teachers after their child’s entry into a school. Institutions like Modern High School for Girls, South Point School and Mahadevi Birla World Academy conducted an orientation programme with parents online for the first time this year. La Martiniere might hold an online interaction this time and St James’ plans to call parents in small groups whenever children are ready to go to school. “One learns from the body language when a person is in front of you, unlike in an online interaction where parents had to keep the audio on mute or videos off because of network issues. “New parents want to spend time in the school and some of them are also observant of the safety and security measures....

Source: The Telegraph June 21, 2020 20:48 UTC