Even as the Maharashtra government issued guidelines for the reopening of schools for standards IX-XII November 23 onwards, parents said on Tuesday that they will not send their kids to school at all. They questioned if their consent would absolve schools of their responsibility towards children. Teachers, on the other hand, said that the government seems to have shrugged its responsibility and put the complete onus for preparation on schools. Among the SOPs issued, is that staff and children will need to get tested for COVID before schools
reopen.

Even as the government's notification to reopen schools on November 23 came, there was major opposition to the plan from parents and schools on Tuesday.