Schools to Remain Closed Until Further Notice: Delhi Government

Source: NDTV Education

Delhi government has ordered all government and private schools to remain closed due to rising cases of COVID-19. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that schools will be closed for all classes until further notice. Delhi Directorate of Education has directed schools through an issued circular that they need to ensure that "no student of Classes 9 to 12 are called in the school physically for any kind of academic or examination activity...till further orders". The activities listed include practical work, project submission, and assessments related to mid-term or annual examinations.

DoE says through the issued circular that "Given the sudden surge in the cases of COVID-19 in Delhi, all the Heads of Government, Government-Aided and Unaided Recognized Schools are hereby informed that conduct of all academic and examination activities through physical mode shall remain suspended with immediate effect till further orders," 

The DoE has asked all the schools to discontinue offline teaching for students of Classes 9 to 12 and suspend all kinds of schools examination including mid-term and annual papers. It has allowed the schools to continue teaching online.

The students of Class 9 to Class 12 in Delhi were allowed to attend the practical classes and appear for mid-term, pre-board, annual, and board exams. Directorate of Education, Delhi had said that the students could be called with the prior consent of their parents to give academic guidance and help them prepare for the upcoming exams.

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