Many private schools to shorten Christmas vacation to make up for classes lost to rain in Bengaluru

Many Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate Secondary Education (ICSE) schools had switched to online classes on the holidays announced by the district administration.

Many private schools in Bengaluru Urban district have decided to shorten the three-day Christmas vacation in December to make up for the loss of classes owing to the closure of schools due to the recent heavy rains.

While most government and private unaided schools of the State board plan to hold full-day classes on Saturday October 26, some schools plan to make up for lost time in November.

Recently, in the wake of heavy rains across Karnataka, including Bengaluru city, which caused large-scale damage, as a precautionary measure, the Bengaluru district administration declared holidays for anganwadis and all schools on October 16, 21 and 23.

It also ordered full-day classes to be held on Saturdays or Sundays to make up for the lack of learning time due to these holidays.

Many prestigious schools in Bengaluru decided to cut down the Christmas vacation to three days and hold classes.

“The government has allowed classes to be conducted on Saturdays and Sundays to make up for the lack of learning. However, most parents do not like to send their children to school on Sundays. So, we have decided to cut the Christmas vacation in December and hold classes at that time,” said the principal of a private school, Bengaluru.

All government schools in the city have taken steps to conduct full-day classes on Saturdays and Sundays.