Chandigarh further extends school holidays for classes up to VIII till January 20

Intense cold forced Chandigarh on Saturday to further extend the holidays in schools till January 20 for classes up to Class VIII.

“In view of the prevailing inclement weather conditions and to avoid the exposure of children to this extreme cold weather; there will be no classes in physical mode for classes up to Class VIII in any government, government-aided and recognised private schools of Chandigarh till the January 20. The schools may organise online classes,” HPS Brar, Director, Chandigarh School Education, said in an order issued on Saturday.

The order further said that for students from Class IX and upwards, the schools shall open not earlier than 9.30 am and close no later than 4 pm. “The schools while regulating the timing for these classes must take into account the cold spell especially early morning and late evening and the time taken by the children to commute to and from the school,” the order further said.

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The schools may regulate the timings for their staff accordingly, it added.

Earlier, schools were closed till January 13 due to severe cold in the ‘City Beautiful’.