Not all parents are on board about the Delhi government’s decision to reopen schools from September 1 amid concerns about a possible third wave of Covid-19.

The Delhi government on Friday announced that schools for classes 9 to 12, colleges and coaching institutions will reopen from September 1 and said no child will be forced to attend physical classes and there will be no compulsory attendance.

The decision came following a marked improvement in the Covid-19 situation in Delhi after a recent brutal second wave of the infection claimed many lives, with the shortage of oxygen at hospitals across the city adding to the woes.

While a few parents were positive about the development and said the learning loss caused by the pandemic is irreversible, others were not in favour of sending their wards to school yet without vaccination.