COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh closes schools for Classes 1 to 8 till April 15
Team Careers360 | March 30, 2021 | 01:34 PM IST | 1 min read
COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh School Education Department said that the earlier instructions will remain for Classes 9 to 12.
NEW DELHI : The Madhya Pradesh Government, on Tuesday, announced that all classes for Classes 1 to 8 will be closed till April 15 owing to the rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
The government had earlier announced that the new session will resume for Classes 1 to 8 from April 1.
Madhya Pradesh School Education Department, in a circular, said: “Based on the committee decision taken on December 4, 2020, schools were shut for Classes 1 to 8 till March 31. Considering the rising COVID-19 cases, it has been decided that schools will remain shut for Classes 1 to 8 till April 15, 2021.”
The department also said that the earlier instructions will remain for Classes 9 to 12.
States such as Chattisgarh , Himachal Pradesh , Telangana , and Uttar Pradesh already announced school closures due to rising COVID-19 cases. However, Karnataka had allowed offline classes to continue.
#COVID19 के संक्रमण में विगत दिनों में हो रही वृद्धि को दृष्टिगत रखते हुए सभी शासकीय एवं अशासकीय स्कूल कक्षा 1 से 8वीं तक कक्षाओं को दिनांक 15 अप्रैल 2021 तक बंद रखेंगे। कक्षा 9 से 12वीं तक की कक्षाओं के लिए पूर्व में जारी किये गये निर्देश यथावत रहेंगे। @Indersinghsjp pic.twitter.com/Z7WlYTQ1sR
— School Education Department, MP (@schooledump) March 30, 2021
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