Odisha school, colleges not reopening from Feb 10; State issues clarification against FAKE notice

On January 7, the government of Odisha had announced that all schools, colleges, universities, and technical educational institutions will remain shut and online classes would continue.

Odisha School Reopening: Odisha Higher Education department has issued an official notice as a clarification against a fake notification circulating on the internet in the past few days, claiming that schools and colleges will be reopening from February 10. Stating the letter fake, the department tweeted, “A fake letter is circulating in social media purportedly conveying the decision of Higher Education Department to reopen colleges and universities from 10th Feb’2022. It is hereby clarified that no such decision has been taken by the state government.”

For the past few days, a fake letter had been circulating on various social media platforms claiming that the department has decided to commence offline classes and reopen the higher educational institutions from February 10 in the state. However, the department has now clarified that no such decision has been taken by official authorities and online classes will continue until any further notice.

On January 7, the government of Odisha had announced that all schools, colleges, universities, and technical educational institutions will remain shut and online classes would continue. However, the state had also clarified that the medical colleges/nursing colleges and institutions under the control of the Health and Family Welfare Department are exempted from the order issued regarding the closure. The decision was taken due to an increase in the COVID-19 cases and emerging Omicron variant in the country.

Many states such as Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Haryana, and more are reopening schools and other educational institutions, while other states such as Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are still mulling over reopening, due to the Omicron crisis in the country.

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