PANJIM, April 7 -- Team Herald

Despite the sweltering summer heat, students returned to classrooms even as some parents, accompanied by their wards, staged a silent protest on Monday at the Directorate of Education in Porvorim, voicing their opposition to the reopening of schools from April 7.

Schools across the State reopened for Classes VI to X and XII on April 7 under the new academic calendar marking a major change in the education system much to the annoyance of many parents.

However as students returned to the classrooms despite the scorching summer, a group of convened parents and some students staged a protest holding placards bearing messages such as 'Democracy is dying, children are crying', 'No school in April', and 'Start s...