- By Sakshi Gupta
- Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:28 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Manipur Schools Reopen: Finally! After two month long break, Manipur schools have reopened today, August 10, 2023. Earlier, the schools were closed due to clashes and violence in the state. As per the notice, for now, the schools are only open for the students of classes 9 to 12.
In Manipur, there are 1229 schools with classes from 9 to 12 that are overseen by various managements. For those schools that serve as relief camps, the reopening order won't be applicable. Separate orders will soon be issued for certain schools. There are currently 4747 schoolchildren living in the relief camps, ranging in age from pre-primary to class XII.
“All Zonal Education Officers under the Department of Education, Schools Manipur are hereby directed to inform all concerned and take up necessary actions accordingly,” Director L Nandakumar Singh of the Directorate of Education (Schools) said in an order on Monday.
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“Separate order for resumption of these schools will be issued later. Adequate compulsory measures will be taken up for the students of these schools so as to prevent any learning loss,” the notice further reads.
It should be mentioned that Manipur School pupils took their summer holiday from May 4 to May 30, 2023. In light of the state of Manipur's law and order, subsequent instructions were issued. Given the state of affairs, the holiday was prolonged.
Earlier, on July 5, classes for grades 1 through 8 had resumed. After a break of more than two months during which the state experienced ethnic conflict, more than 4,521 schools from grades I to VIII resumed classes. The pupils who had been uprooted due to the ethnic unrest were given free entrance to adjacent schools.
