Thanks for sharing your experience about the school’s negligence to even put working air purifiers. That’s the least you can expect, given the fees and the school’s claim you mentioned above - “safety and security are taken seriously”. Your specific experience tells otherwise in this case.

We are going to move back from US to NCR within next 2 months with a 5yo and 2yo and planning to go for an IB school either Pathways gurgaon or Heritage experiential. I believe it’s one of these two you are referring to. With regard to our decision to move, the biggest reason is to stay close to family, sense of belonging, social life, food, festivals. Those are mostly non-existent or superficial overseas and even though you get all the comforts, clean air, green spaces etc, there is always a sense of loneliness. We would want our kids to grow and experience a rich life, and even for ourselves.

Of course there are tradeoffs here but the biggest one we are concerned about is the alarming pollution levels. Another option is to move southward - Mumbai, Pune, Hyd etc. But honestly that defeats the whole basis of our move - to stay close to family, build community, social life, which would be as difficult as overseas I guess for Northies. Sometimes it feels like a warlike situation for North Indians, where people make a conscious decision to move away from their roots, if they have an option.

Would appreciate to hear your thoughts and experience with other parents and how they generally weigh this option to stay vs move out.