All schools in state to remain shut
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 01 2021:
The state government has ordered to extend with immediate effect closure of all the schools in view of the current surge in the number of COVID positive cases and to ensure the safety of the students, teaching and non-teaching staff until further orders.
As per an order issued by commissioner (Education Schools) T Ranjit Singh, online classes will be resumed/ continued as usual with immediate effect.
Further, all coaching classes and private tuitions teaching school students located within Manipur as well as boarding and hostels in schools and private hostels accommodating students will continue to be suspended/closed with immediate effect and until further orders in public interest, the order also informed.
The state government had issued an order on April 26 declaring summer vacation of schools from May 1 to May 21 .
The order further informed that Director (Education-Schools), Manipur has also recommended extension of closure of all kinds of schools considering the prevailing situation of COVD-19 pandemic in the state, beside promulgation of curfew and restriction of movements of people and vehicle in most of the districts.