Students in Telangana to return to academics from February 1
The Hindu
Schools, colleges and universities to reopen
Students will return to classes on Tuesday after 23 days of extended Sankranti vacation with the government deciding to open all educational institutions despite the COVID threat persisting.
After COVID cases started increasing government announced an early vacation for Sankranti from January 8 to 16, and later extended the same till January 30 due to further spurt in cases. All schools, colleges and universities would function from Tuesday apart from hostels connected to residential schools and colleges.
There was tremendous pressure on the government from the school managements while the government itself was worried that extended vacation would mean the learning capabilities of students would be impacted causing great damage to their future. Only a couple of months of teaching was possible in the last two years while online classes were held for several months though its reach was limited to urban areas and those who could afford it.
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