Schools to now reopen on June 4 in Tamil Nadu
The School Education Department in Tamil Nadu has announced that all schools will reopen on June 4. This decision comes after considering weather conditions and requests for a uniform reopening date. Initially, schools were set to reopen on June 1 for higher classes and June 4 for primary classes due to teacher training on new textbooks.
- ▪All schools in Tamil Nadu will open on June 4.
- ▪The reopening date was postponed due to weather conditions.
- ▪The department received requests for a uniform reopening date for ease of administration.
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All schools in the State will open on June 4, the School Education Department announced on Tuesday. Taking into account the weather conditions in Tamil Nadu, the department has decided to postpone the reopening date for schools, according to a press release. “Various stakeholders had requested for a uniform reopening date for ease of administration. Further, the prevailing weather conditions and forecasts for the first week of June indicate the likelihood of pre-monsoon activity and associated heat conditions,” the release said.Earlier the department had announced that schools would reopen on June 1 for Classes 4-12 and June 4 for Classes 1-3 as training would be held for primary school teachers on the new textbooks for the classes this academic year.
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