Considering the rising temperature and upcoming religious observances such as Vishu, Eid-ul-Fitr, Good Friday, and Easter in April, the parents are now requesting schools to prepone JNVs summer vacation to April-May.
JNVs Summer Vacation Controversy: Parents of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas' (JNVs) students are criticizing Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) for scheduling the summer vacation in May-June. Considering the rising temperature and upcoming religious observances such as Vishu, Eid-ul-Fitr, Good Friday, and Easter in April, the parents are now requesting schools to prepone JNVs summer vacation to April-May.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic era, schools used to be closed for the month of April-May. However, in 2021-22, citing the pandemic situation, it was changed to May-June. Even though the pandemic situation has subsided, the authorities scheduled the vacation for May-June this academic year.
In a letter addressed to Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for External Affairs V Muraleedharan and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the parents have requested a rescheduling of the academic year's summer vacation in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). According to the New Indian Express, parents in a memorandum to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, "People of Kerala belonging to different religions will celebrate their important festivals in April. If the schools are not closed in April, the children will not be able to celebrate them with their families. Also, the authorities should consider the climatic change in the state and its impact on children. The temperature is already high in March, and will likely soar further in April.”
They noted that the authorities might have scheduled the vacation to May-June to conduct the entrance test JNVST smoothly. "This year, the NVS is conducting the exam for Class VI on April 29. However, as the teachers working in Kerala JNVs are from Kerala, they can report for duties two days before and work flawlessly. Besides, only 50% 0f the teachers are enough to conduct the JNVST. Hence, there is no need to conduct classes in April to conduct the entrance test," they added.
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