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Covid: Schools in Mumbai to remain shut till Jan 31 for classes 1-9 and 11

Amid a rapid surge in Covid cases in Mumbai, including Omicron variant, civic body on Monday decided to shut schools of all mediums for classes 1 to 9 and 11 till January 31, a civic official said.

2021 was about repeated school closures, experts worried for this year

Frustrated with not getting a chance to go to school for nearly 18 months due to Covid, class 3 student Abhinav Shukla was full of excitement in November last year when schools reopened. Ruhi Yadav, a KG student who began her school journey online when she enrolled in nursery class last year, was yet to step into school even once till November. Their hopes, however, were short lived with the schools again closed in Delhi due to pollution within a week of reopening. Two weeks later, schools were allowed to reopen but had to be closed again following Delhi High Court rap over alarming pollution levels. In December, the schools were again allowed to reopen for classes above 6 while junior classes were scheduled to reopen from December 27. But then the Delhi government enforced a yellow alert following spike in COVID-19 cases and emergence of new Omicron variant. Similar stories were witnessed across other states where schools were reopened only to be closed and reopened again. With .

Govt needs to ensure every school, college has library, playground: CJI

Justice Ramana said book-reading is a good habit as it would leave an imprint in minds while playing sports would increase sporting spirit among children

Uttar Pradesh to introduce 'happiness curriculum' in 150 schools

Uttar Pradesh will be the third state after Chhattisgarh and Delhi to implement the curriculum

Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF

Despite the rise in Covid cases due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, said Executive Director of UNICEF

Schools in Delhi to reopen for physical classes from Class 6 onwards

After being shut down for nearly a month because of air pollution, the physical classes in Delhi school will resume for Class 6 and above from Saturday.On Friday, the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) allowed the resumption of physical classes in schools in Delhi for classes 6 onwards from December 18.However, classes will be held in a hybrid mode with both physical and online classes."All the Government, Government aided, unaided recognized, NDMC, MCDs and Delhi Cantonment Board Schools will reopen from December 18 for classes 6 onwards," said Delhi Government.Taking into consideration the submissions made and in light of improvement of Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi from 'Severe' to 'Very Poor' category, the Commission today directed the State Governments of NCR and GNCTD to re-open schools, colleges and educational institutions in a phased manner, said the release by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ...

Govt planning MIS to effectively monitor Eklavya Model Residential Schools

The ministry stated this in response to a parliamentary standing committee observation of lack of monitoring of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)

Schools in US step up security in response to threats on TikTok

Educators announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country

Nursery admission process begins in Delhi pvt schools with Jan 7 deadline

Schools were asked to notify their number of seats and the admission criteria by Tuesday

Schools for classes 1 to 7 to reopen in Mumbai on December 15

The schools were closed in March 2020 in the Maharashtra capital after the outbreak of the pandemic

Schools to reopen for classes 1 to 7 in Maharashtra's Nashik from Dec 13

Earlier in September, schools reopened for Classes 5 to 8 in rural areas and Classes 8 to 11 in urban areas

Schools shut in 19 districts of Odisha for today in view of Cyclone Jawad

In view of the impending cyclonic storm 'JAWAD', the Odisha government has ordered to keep the schools closed in 19 districts of the state.

Schools in 4 districts neighbouring Delhi to remain shut in Haryana

The Delhi government had on Thursday announced the closure of all schools in the national capital till further orders because of an increase in the air pollution levels.

Fourth student dies from Michigan high school shooting: Report

The gun the boy was carrying had seven more rounds of ammo in it when he surrendered

Over 8,000 parents want CBSE to hold board exams in hybrid mode

Over 8,000 parents have written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urging him to direct the CBSE to provide a hybrid option for board exams in view of concerns raised by a new variant

Omicron scare: Pune postpones reopening of school till December 15

The reopening of schools for Standard 1 to 7 has been postponed till December 15 in view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spread in parts of the world, according to the Pune Municipal Corporation.In an official order on Tuesday, the corporation informed that further decisions on the reopening of schools will be taken after reviewing the situation after December 15.Earlier the state government had announced to reopen the schools from December 1, however, after Mumbai now Pune becomes the second municipal corporation in the state to postpone the reopening of schools.The Omicron variant (B.1.1.529), a new variant of the coronavirus, was first reported in Botswana on November 11, 2021, and appeared on November 14 in South Africa. It has been declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Omicron scare: BMC postpones date of school reopening to Dec 15 from Dec 1

School for classes 8 to 12 had reopened earlier on October 4

Schools shut in Chennai, six other Tamil Nadu districts as rain continues

Schools will remain closed in Chennai and six other districts in the state on Monday in anticipation of more rain

All schools in Haryana to re-open with full capacity from December 1

All private and government schools in Haryana will re-open with full capacity from December 1 onwards, said the state Education Minister Kanwar Pal on Thursday.

Maharashtra: Schools for Classes 1 to 4 to reopen from December 1

In-person classes at primary schools in the state have remained closed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020