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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Some guidelines should be provided to schools to help them take adequate precautions against air pollution. These can range from encouraging students, teachers and additional staff to wear masks at all times, limiting the amount of outdoor activity as per the air quality, to training the staff on identifying and treating initial symptoms of discomfort, if any, etc.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;If the nomenclature &amp;lsquo;school management committee&amp;rsquo; has to have any meaning, they should have a role to play in this decision. The decision needs to be taken considering the education needs of children, especially those from socio-economically marginalized groups.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Email ids: &lt;a href=&quot;http://info@educationemergency.net&quot;&gt;info@educationemergency.net&lt;/a&gt; ;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reha@itforchange.net&quot;&gt;reha@itforchange.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Website: &lt;a href=&quot;https://educationemergency.net/&quot;&gt;https://educationemergency.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Email ids: &lt;a href=&quot;http://info@educationemergency.net&quot;&gt;info@educationemergency.net&lt;/a&gt; ;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reha@itforchange.net&quot;&gt;reha@itforchange.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;If the nomenclature &amp;lsquo;school management committee&amp;rsquo; has to have any meaning, they should have a role to play in this decision. The decision needs to be taken considering the education needs of children, especially those from socio-economically marginalized groups.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Let us not rely on unfounded policies that can result in irreversible damage to our children&amp;rsquo;s futures.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;strong&gt;About NCEE: &lt;/strong&gt;The NCEE is a group of individuals, organisations and networks across the country which have come together to &amp;lsquo;resume and renew&amp;rsquo; school education. The NCEE working groups produce research studies, curricular resources, guidelines for school opening to support governments, teachers, parents and communities to address the Education Emergency.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Email ids: &lt;a href=&quot;http://info@educationemergency.net&quot;&gt;info@educationemergency.net&lt;/a&gt; ;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The Delhi government had announced the closure of primary schools last week, as recommended by the NCPCR, owing to the air pollution crisis in the city. While the concern about the health and well-being of children is certainly valid, the response to such a crisis needs to take into account other contributing factors such as the importance of the mid-day meal for children&amp;rsquo;s daily nutrition, and the safety that the school space offers to children from under-privileged families. The government has now stated that schools will reopen due to improvement in air quality, however, proper deliberation regarding the consequences of such closures must be ensured in future. Please &lt;a href=&quot;/upload/files/Delhi%20school%20closures_NCEE%20statement.pdf&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the NCEE&amp;#39;s statement on school closures urging the government to pro-actively identify education emergency recovery measures and mechanisms that safeguard the interests of children.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;School closure should not be a knee-jerk reaction to any sudden disaster or crisis. Disaster response and recovery needs to be much more nuanced, local and reflect deliberation, informed choice and participation of multiple stakeholders. We strongly urge the Delhi Government and the NCPCR to consider the same.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Some guidelines should be provided to schools to help them take adequate precautions against air pollution. These can range from encouraging students, teachers and additional staff to wear masks at all times, limiting the amount of outdoor activity as per the air quality, to training the staff on identifying and treating initial symptoms of discomfort, if any, etc.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;If the nomenclature &amp;lsquo;school management committee&amp;rsquo; has to have any meaning, they should have a role to play in this decision. The decision needs to be taken considering the education needs of children, especially those from socio-economically marginalized groups.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Let us not rely on unfounded policies that can result in irreversible damage to our children&amp;rsquo;s futures.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;mdash;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;About NCEE: &lt;/strong&gt;The NCEE is a group of individuals, organisations and networks across the country which have come together to &amp;lsquo;resume and renew&amp;rsquo; school education. The NCEE working groups produce research studies, curricular resources, guidelines for school opening to support governments, teachers, parents and communities to address the Education Emergency.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For more information, please contact:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Email ids: &lt;a href=&quot;http://info@educationemergency.net&quot;&gt;info@educationemergency.net&lt;/a&gt; ;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;School closure should not be a knee-jerk reaction to any sudden disaster or crisis. Disaster response and recovery needs to be much more nuanced, local and reflect deliberation, informed choice and participation of multiple stakeholders. We strongly urge the Delhi Government and the NCPCR to consider the same.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Some guidelines should be provided to schools to help them take adequate precautions against air pollution. These can range from encouraging students, teachers and additional staff to wear masks at all times, limiting the amount of outdoor activity as per the air quality, to training the staff on identifying and treating initial symptoms of discomfort, if any, etc.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Let us not rely on unfounded policies that can result in irreversible damage to our children&amp;rsquo;s futures.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Email ids: &lt;a href=&quot;http://info@educationemergency.net&quot;&gt;info@educationemergency.net&lt;/a&gt; ;&lt;/p&gt;

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                <p style="text-align:justify">--Press release by National Coalition on the Education Emergency dated November 9, 2022</p><p style="text-align:justify">The Delhi government had announced the closure of primary schools last week, as recommended by the NCPCR, owing to the air pollution crisis in the city. While the concern about the health and well-being of children is certainly valid, the response to such a crisis needs to take into account other contributing factors such as the importance of the mid-day meal for children&rsquo;s daily nutrition, and the safety that the school space offers to children from under-privileged families. The government has now stated that schools will reopen due to improvement in air quality, however, proper deliberation regarding the consequences of such closures must be ensured in future. Please <a href="/upload/files/Delhi%20school%20closures_NCEE%20statement.pdf" title="/upload/files/Delhi%20school%20closures_NCEE%20statement.pdf">click here</a> to read the NCEE&#39;s statement on school closures urging the government to pro-actively identify education emergency recovery measures and mechanisms that safeguard the interests of children.</p><p style="text-align:justify">School closure should not be a knee-jerk reaction to any sudden disaster or crisis. Disaster response and recovery needs to be much more nuanced, local and reflect deliberation, informed choice and participation of multiple stakeholders. We strongly urge the Delhi Government and the NCPCR to consider the same.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Some guidelines should be provided to schools to help them take adequate precautions against air pollution. These can range from encouraging students, teachers and additional staff to wear masks at all times, limiting the amount of outdoor activity as per the air quality, to training the staff on identifying and treating initial symptoms of discomfort, if any, etc.</p><p style="text-align:justify">If the nomenclature &lsquo;school management committee&rsquo; has to have any meaning, they should have a role to play in this decision. The decision needs to be taken considering the education needs of children, especially those from socio-economically marginalized groups.</p><p style="text-align:justify">Let us not rely on unfounded policies that can result in irreversible damage to our children&rsquo;s futures.</p><p style="text-align:justify">&mdash;<br /><strong>About NCEE: </strong>The NCEE is a group of individuals, organisations and networks across the country which have come together to &lsquo;resume and renew&rsquo; school education. The NCEE working groups produce research studies, curricular resources, guidelines for school opening to support governments, teachers, parents and communities to address the Education Emergency.</p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>For more information, please contact:&nbsp;</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify">National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE)</p><p style="text-align:justify">Email ids: <a href="http://info@educationemergency.net" title="http://info@educationemergency.net">info@educationemergency.net</a> ;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://reha@itforchange.net" title="http://reha@itforchange.net">reha@itforchange.net</a></p><p style="text-align:justify">Website: <a href="https://educationemergency.net/" title="https://educationemergency.net/">https://educationemergency.net/</a></p><p style="text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: Inclusive Media for Change/ Shambhu Ghatak</strong></p>               </font>
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<p style="text-align:justify">The Delhi government had announced the closure of primary schools last week, as recommended by the NCPCR, owing to the air pollution crisis in the city. While the concern about the health and well-being of children is certainly valid, the response to such a crisis needs to take into account other contributing factors such as the importance of the mid-day meal for children&rsquo;s daily nutrition, and the safety that the school space offers to children from under-privileged families. The government has now stated that schools will reopen due to improvement in air quality, however, proper deliberation regarding the consequences of such closures must be ensured in future. Please <a href="/upload/files/Delhi%20school%20closures_NCEE%20statement.pdf">click here</a> to read the NCEE&#39;s statement on school closures urging the government to pro-actively identify education emergency recovery measures and mechanisms that safeguard the interests of children.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">School closure should not be a knee-jerk reaction to any sudden disaster or crisis. Disaster response and recovery needs to be much more nuanced, local and reflect deliberation, informed choice and participation of multiple stakeholders. We strongly urge the Delhi Government and the NCPCR to consider the same.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">If the nomenclature &lsquo;school management committee&rsquo; has to have any meaning, they should have a role to play in this decision. The decision needs to be taken considering the education needs of children, especially those from socio-economically marginalized groups.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Let us not rely on unfounded policies that can result in irreversible damage to our children&rsquo;s futures.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">&mdash;<br />
<strong>About NCEE: </strong>The NCEE is a group of individuals, organisations and networks across the country which have come together to &lsquo;resume and renew&rsquo; school education. The NCEE working groups produce research studies, curricular resources, guidelines for school opening to support governments, teachers, parents and communities to address the Education Emergency.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>For more information, please contact:&nbsp;</strong></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Email ids: <a href="http://info@educationemergency.net">info@educationemergency.net</a> ;</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://reha@itforchange.net">reha@itforchange.net</a></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Website: <a href="https://educationemergency.net/">https://educationemergency.net/</a></p>

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<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Image Courtesy: Inclusive Media for Change/ Shambhu Ghatak</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify">Email ids: <a href="http://info@educationemergency.net">info@educationemergency.net</a> ;</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://reha@itforchange.net">reha@itforchange.net</a></p>

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Due diligence reqd. prior to blanket school closures as a precautionary measure against air pollution

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