The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday again extended the dates for the reopening of physical schools. (Image: Rep/Shutterstock)
UP schools will remain closed. The shutdown of schools and other educational institutions has been extended twice this month.
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The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday once again extended the school shutdown period. As per the latest announcement, all schools in the state will remain closed for physical classes till February 15. Meanwhile, online classes will continue as usual in view of the upcoming secondary board exams announced by Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Kumar Awasthi.
The Additional Chief Secretary in his statement said that online classes will continue due to the upcoming UP Board exams. Moreover, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) is expected to conduct the UP Class 10, 12 Board Exam 2022 after March 10 as the state will go to polls in seven phases from February 10 to March 7, 2022.
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The state government had earlier ordered the closure of all schools and colleges from January 16 to January 23, which was later extended till January 30. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said in the statement that in view of the changing circumstances and rising COVID-19 cases, the statement said that all schools and colleges have been ordered to remain closed till January 23. Adityanath had also said that the night curfew should be strictly enforced from 10 pm to 6 pm. Now the extension has been extended further.
The school shutdown in the states comes at a time when several states in the country are contemplating reopening schools as authorities and parents claim that schools are shutting down due to continuous closure of schools. learning loss among students, This month, several states are considering reopening classrooms, given the continued low number of COVID-19 infections in some states, high rates of vaccination among teachers, and roll-out of vaccinations for teenagers. Huh. While Maharashtra had allowed the reopening of all schools from January 24, it was left to the regional authority to decide the reopening based on the number of Covid cases in the region. Tamil Nadu is also considering reopening schools from February, especially for board candidates. Haryana has announced the reopening of schools and the Delhi Government has recommended the reopening of schools to the DDMA; A final call on this is expected soon.
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