'No Vaccine No School' Campaign Initiated By Parents In Rajasthan

No Vaccine No School campaign has been initiated by the parents in Rajasthan to protest the state government's decision to resume schools from August 2 for all students from Nursery to Class 12. 

The parents in Rajasthan are accusing the Government of reopening schools due to the pressure imposed on them by the private schools who are waiting to get the complete fees during the pandemic when there are no offline classes taking place.

The Government has been asked to withdraw the decision by the parents association or else lakhs of parents will protest at every level, as per reports. 

The All Rajasthan Parents Forum recently tweeted tagging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and education minister Govind Singh Dotasara in which they questioned the State Government on their decision of resuming schools. "Why invite the third wave just for the sake of bringing profits for private schools. Parents will not send wards to school without vaccination," the tweet said while adding #NoVaccineNoSchool.

Abhibhavak Ekta Sangh, another association also came forward and accused that private schools are pressurising the State Government to resume schools before the expected third wave hits the country as they couldn't collect fees during the pandemic.

The parents demanded that the schools should not be resumed till the vaccines are available. They also warned the State Government that if the decision of reopening schools is not withdrawn, then lakhs of parents will fight the decision at every level. 

As per the reports, the education minister in his tweet said, "All schools in Rajasthan shall open from August 2." on Thursday. Reacting to which Many parents urged that the education minister should resign.

On other hand, the AIIMS director Randeep Guleria suggested that graded reopening of schools should be initiated in the areas where the COVID positivity rate is low.