NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JAN 16
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday declared holiday till January 31 for school students of standards 10-12 too in the wake of surging COVID cases.
Examinations scheduled from January 19 for students of classes 10 and 12 have been postponed, the government said.
While a holiday was already declared for students of classes 1 to 9, physical classes were being held in schools only for those in the 10-12 grades.
Considering the welfare of students against the background of rising virus cases, an official release said “holiday is declared for students of all classes including those in grades 10, 11 and 12 till January 31.”
Fresh dates for the examinations would be announced later for classes 10 and 12, the release added.
On January 5, announcing fresh curbs to tackle the virus spread, the government had barred physical classes for students of classes 1 to 9 in all schools across the state and had permitted it for only those in 10-12 standards.
