Tamil Nadu schools reopening date to be decided by August 20

In order to take a decision after analysing the COVID-19 situation in the area, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has also asked the state health minister to take feedback from all the district collectors and the district medical officers before a final decision is announced

TN School Reopening: A final decision regarding the reopening of schools in the state for Classes 9 to 12 will be taken by the Tamil Nadu government by August 20. A meeting with the Chief Educational Officers and other officials regarding the reopening of schools was also conducted by the state School Education Minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi. While informing about the decision to be taken on Tamil Nadu School Reopening, the minister's office in a statement said, “a final decision on the reopening of higher classes would be taken by Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, and by Friday the government would announce whether the classes would open from September 1 or not.”

Meanwhile, in order to take a decision after analysing the COVID-19 situation in the area, the Chief Minister has also asked the state Health Minister to take feedback from all the district collectors and the district medical officers before a final decision is announced. "The state health department has its own views regarding the reopening of schools and we are providing proper data regarding the pandemic. Based on our inputs, as well as the feedback from the district collectors and district health officers, the Chief Minister would take a decision on the reopening of schools for students of higher classes," state Health Minister Ma Subramanian told. Sources from the Health department also informed that details regarding the pandemic, the possibility to spread amid school reopening, other micro-level details regarding the disease and its spread have already been released by the department. However, with the increasing pressure from several corners, the government is expected to reopen schools from September 1.

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