With the hullabaloo around the board exams having taken up much of the schools’ and parents’ mindspace, it seems to have suddenly dawned on all concerned that there are those from Stds I to IX and Std XI who also need their lives and futures figured out.

A report in this paper stated that teachers have demanded clarity from the state government on how to assess these students this year. With there being complete confusion on online learning, where some students have suffered owing to lack of access to technology, teachers are staring at a huge challenge regarding fair assessment.