Internet plays class disruptor

Poor network connection is keeping students from attending online classes, parents have been complaining.

Teachers, too, have been facing problems with broadband or WiFi connections.

Schools are struggling with a system that is still evolving and the heads of several institutions said they were yet to resolve basic technical glitches.

La Martiniere for Boys had to call off a class because a teacher did not have web connectivity.

“Network issues are beyond the control of the school and the class had to be locked because we noticed unauthorised people entering to disturb the class. Let’s understand that there are classes when a child is absent from school and when the teacher has time they try to cover the missed portions,” said John Rafi, principal of La Martiniere for Boys.