New Delhi, March 6 Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said the parent-teacher meeting (PTM) called on March 4 and March 5 in schools located in the violence-hit areas of north-east Delhi, had a positive impact with about 55 per cent turnout of the parents.
Speaking to the media, Sisodia said the idea behind holding the PTM was to erase the fear from their minds and to encourage them to start sending their kids to school again.
"Each school recorded at least 55 per cent turnout of parents and the PTM had a positive impact," said Sisodia.
The Delhi government had called a special parent teacher meeting on March 4 and 5 for the schools in riot affected areas of north-east Delhi.
While announcing the PTM, Sisodia said the Directorate of Education has said that on both days the PTM will be held in schools in the northeast and Shahdara districts.
Sisodia had invited all children, teachers and parents to the PTM meeting.
He said during this two-day PTM, students will be counselled.
"This will help build confidence in them. This is the reason that the Directorate of Education has decided to make students also a part of this PTM," the Minister said.
The theme of this two-day special PTM was 'Come together and rekindle confidence in each other.'
All the schools in the violence-hit northeast Delhi were closed by the Delhi government till March 7.
As such, educational programmes were not currently being organised in these schools. Except for the Class 10 and 12 Board examinations, the Delhi government had also cancelled the examinations in all the schools in northeast Delhi till March 7.
( With inputs from IANS )