A consultation will be held with parents of students and the representatives of parent-teacher associations on November 9 before a further decision is taken. The Tamil Nadu government, which recently announced the reopening of schools for Classes 9, 10, 11 and 12, has gone back on the decision. Written inputs“Parents of students of Classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 could take part in these consultations and offer their opinions. The decision to reopen schools on November 16 was taken following the guidelines issued by the Centre and inputs received by the teachers. Dhinakaran had urged the government not to reopen schools for these classes.

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2020 18:38 UTC