India, Aug. 14 -- After weeks of protests from parents, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shifted 1,423 English-medium students of its Colaba School to the third floor of the Colaba Market BMC School building, starting from Thursday.

The move comes as a relief to families who have struggled with online classes since mid-July. HT first reported about this on August 5.

The shift became necessary after both the primary and secondary school buildings on the Colaba campus were declared dangerous and slated for demolition. The campus housed eight mediums of instruction, with a total of 2,800 students. While students from Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, and Urdu sections were relocated to nearby municipal schools, students from kinderg...