COVID-19 Impact: Summer vacations to begin from today in all Haryana schools

Earlier this month, the state government had decided to close schools till April 30 for students up to Class 8, but later they were shut for all classes in the wake of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, the Haryana government has announced early summer vacations for all schools from today; i.e. April 22 to May 31. Earlier, the state government had ordered the closure of all colleges and universities till April 30. The decision has taken in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
Earlier this month, the state government had decided to close schools till April 30 for students up to Class 8, but later they were shut for all classes in the wake of a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. However, teachers had been attending schools to prepare examination results.

"Teachers have been regularly coming to schools. Along with the safety of the children, safety of the teachers is also our responsibility, so the summer vacations have been declared in advance," the minister further said.

Haryana Board of School Education (BSEH) has already  HBSE 10^th exams and said students will be promoted on the basis of internal assessment. Meanwhile, HBSE 12^th exams in Haryana stand postponed and new dates will be announced later. Haryana Class 10 board exams were scheduled from April 22 to May 15. HBSE 12 board exams were scheduled to be held between April 20 and May 17.

On April 21, the state had recorded around 9,000 new cases in its biggest single-day spike so far. The number of active coronavirus cases in the state is currently over 50,000.

Gurgaon, Faridabad and Sonipat districts, all in the National Capital Region, have seen a steep jump in new cases, while other areas such as Panchkula, Karnal and Kurukshetra have also added to the surge.

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