Holiday or not? Confusion reigns as parents receive no circular as heavy rain batters Pune

Some schools took the lead to declare a holiday due to the excessive rain, while others remained open.

Parents of children who go to Sanskriti School were informed of the school’s closure on Monday. Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Ravindranath Tagore School of Excellence informed parents that Wednesday would be a working day. The school said it would inform the parents if the district authorities announced any changes.

Some schools in Aundh declared a holiday a day in advance, given the yellow alert issued by IMD for Pune. Schools in Lonavala also declared a holiday Wednesday and Thursday given the red alert issued for the ghat areas of the district.

In Pimpri Chinchwad, some parents did not send their children to school amid the rain. “The school had declared a normal working day, but I did not send my child to school because of the incessant rainfall since Tuesday night,” said Rashmi Gade, a resident of Moshi Pradhikaran.

In some cases, parents decided to go with the school’s timetable and send their wards to school.

Akanksha Rawat, Director, Cornerstone Neev, said only the young children have been given the day off by the school on the grounds of safety. “The school staff and teachers are working,” Rawat added.

Shivali Jagtap, Principal, SSPM School, said the school was working according to its regular schedule.

The rain has been battering Pune and its surrounding regions since Monday. Ghat areas of the district have reported heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours.