TN plans to reopen schools after Pongal, seeks views of parents

TN plans to reopen schools after Pongal, seeks views of parents

Times News Network

 05.01.2021

The school education department wants to reopen schools for Class X and XII students post-Pongal holidays to prepare them for board exams. The department has asked all schools to conduct meetings with parents on or before January 8 to know their views on the move.

“It is necessary to reopen schools for students who are due to write board exams to conduct physical classes and prepare them for the exams. So, all schools should conduct parents meetings on or before January 8,” school education director S Kannappan said in a circular to CEOs on Monday.

The department also evolved standard operating procedures (SOP) for reopening of schools. He said the decision on reopening of schools would be taken based on the parents’ views.

V Shanthi, headmistress of Vidyodaya Girls Higher Secondary School in T Nagar said, “Though we take classes online, we can give writing practice only in classrooms. Some are hesitant to clear doubts in online classes.” We need to hold physical classes for at least students due to write board exams,” said G J Manohar, principal of MCC Higher Secondary School in Chetpet.

For CBSE students, the practical exams for Classes X and XII are scheduled to start from March 1. Schools said they needed 30 days to give training to the science students. CBSE board exams for Classes X and XII scheduled to start from May 4.

“State board students also need to be prepared for board exams. If they practice by writing model exams or revision tests, they may not score well in board exams which may affect their higher education prospects,” said career consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi.