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Summer vacations for students in government and government-aided schools will be observed from May 11 to June 30, an official release said today. Officials said students will not be called to schools for any teaching, learning activity during the vacation.
"All the heads of government and government-aided schools under Directorate of Education are hereby directed to ensure that all students of their respective schools are duly informed regarding the decision through SMS/telephone/WhatsApp," the order read.
"Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the teaching and learning activities in the schools have been suspended since March 23. The lockdown has further extended upto May 1.
"The summer vacations in government and government-aided schools shall be observed from May 11 to June 30. However, keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic, students shall not be called to schools for any teaching-learning activity during summer vacation," a senior official of the Directorate of Education (DoE) said.
