Tamil Nadu school reopening date: Decision deferred check back on December 2
Chennai, Nov 12: The Tamil Nadu government has reversed its decision to re-open schools in the state.
It was earlier said that schools will re-open from November 16 for classes 9 to 12. The government has now said that the schools would remain closed until further orders.
While colleges were also earlier scheduled to function from November 16, the government said colleges and varsities shall reopen from December 2 only for research scholars and final year postgraduate students of science and technology streams.
"The opening of colleges for all other courses will be announced later," the government said in an official release adding hostels would be opened only for those students who shall resume studies from next month.
Disclosing the outcome of state-wide consultations held with parents of private, government and aided schools on November 9 on starting classes for the 2020-21 academic year for higher standards, the government said the opinion was divided.
Parents of some schools wanted the institutions to reopen, but others were against such a move in view of the coronavirus pandemic and the school education department analysed the opnions holistically, the release said. "The order on reopening schools from November 16 for classes 9-12 is cancelled.
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An
announcement
on
reopening
schools
will
be
made
later
based
on
the
situation,"
the
government
said
based
on
the
feedback
received
from
parents.
After
Chief
Minister
K
Palaniswami
said
on
October
31
that
schools
and
colleges
would
be
allowed
to
reopen
from
November
16,
DMK
president
M
K
Stalin
hit
out
at
the
government
for
its
"hasty"
announcement.
The
leader
of
the
opposition
had
said
that
a
decision
on
reopening
schools
should
be
taken
only
in
January
2021
after
analysing
the
pandemic
scenario.
A
section
of
parents
also
expressed
apprehension
over
starting
classes
for
9-12
since
the
pandemic
had
not
faded
yet
and
extent
to
which
students
could
adhere
to
measures
against
the
spread
of
virus
in
schools.
As
on
November
11,
a
total
of
7,50,409
people
had
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
in
Tamil
Nadu
out
of
which
7,20,339
recovered.
While
18,655
was
the
number
of
active
cases,
the
death
toll
stood
at
11,415.