Syllabus to be completed despite delay in re-opening schools: TN School Education Minister

“We are planning to make Saturdays as working days for schools so that the students are not overburdened and the teachers could complete the portions,” Poyyamozhi told reporters after inaugurating a silambam (martial arts) competition at a school here.

Though schools following the state board syllabus were scheduled to reopen on June 1 after the summer holidays, the state government announced reopening of the schools on June 12 for classes 6 to 12 and June 14 for classes 1 to 5, in view of the heatwave conditions.

Explaining further, the Minister said “The delayed opening of schools will result in a shortfall of four hours per subject in this academic year. This shortage has to be overcome without burdening the students and overloading the teachers.”