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Kashmir School Closed: Kashmir several schools have switched to online classes mode after they have been closed due to rising tension between India and Pakistan. The step has been taken to make sure that students do not lose academic time. 

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Since schools have been closed since May 7 after India carried out missile strikes on terrorist sites in Pakistan, top private schools in the Kashmir valley began online classes for their students on Friday.

"My kids have started to receive online education from today as it is not safe to venture out of homes, especially after what happened along the borders over the past three days," Saba Bhat, a mother of two, told PTI.

Saba's two sons study at a top private school in the Pampore area of Pulwama district. Although she feels that attending school in person is the best way to learn, she thinks online classes are the best option for now given the current situation.

"Attending the school in person helps in overall personality development of the children but safety is of paramount importance. At least, this way the kids' academic progress will continue," she added. Samina Ashraf is very happy with how the school, where her daughter and son study, is being managed.

"Online education was a novel concept when it was introduced on a large scale during the Covid pandemic five years ago. However, this has come as a major boon for the students. They do not lose any time academically," she said.

Samina, who missed an entire school year when violence broke out in Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, said that thanks to the internet and other technology developed over the last 30 years, today’s students won’t have to face the same problem.

"Although the current academic arrangement has been forced due to the situation, online classes have become an integral part of the education system the world over," she said.

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Mushtaq Ahmad, a teacher at a government school, said that public schools should also set up similar online classes. "The private schools have taken the lead here .... we will be doing the catching up if this situation continues longer. It is better that students of government schools also switch to online mode till it is safe to attend schools in person again," Ahmad said.

The government has shut down schools, colleges, and universities as a safety measure because of the tense situation along the borders.

(With PTI Inputs)