In the C0VID-19 context, education has failed to factor in the need for integrating community knowledge in building a resilient school system. Secondly, digital education is reducing education to a mere exchange of information. Without dialogue and engagement, remote learning loses education of its main meaning and purpose. Teaching learning experience through this mode reinforces traditional rote learning without connecting to the world view and lived experiences of teachers and students. In this manner, education becomes a hollow ritual and challenges the basic premise of free and compulsory quality education to all. Thirdly, role of community and their involvement in making education participatory and democratic is also getting challenged due to the COVID-19 situation The concern in this situation is meeting the purpose of public education for responsible citizenship. Children of migrant workers and other marginalised groups not to mention will bear the brunt in a big way and may add to the already huge number of out of school children. What is required now is building a resilient school system rekindling the role of teachers and community not only for school education but for the entire community.