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3mo ago

Jammu and Kashmir Schools Reopen With Early-Morning Sessions and Hybrid Classes

Heavy rains broke the heatwave, clearing the way for the hybrid schedule under ministerial review

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The government had on Monday decided not to extend the summer vacation but had changed the school timings - 7:30 am to 11:30 am in municipal areas and 8:00 am to 12:00 pm outside municipal limits. 
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah with state education minister Sakina Itoo during workers convention in Kulgam on Tuesday. (PTI)
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Overview

  • Classes resumed on July 8 with in-person sessions from 7:30 am to 11:30 am in municipal limits and from 8 am to 12 pm in rural areas, followed by two mandatory online lessons until 2 pm
  • Monsoon downpours on July 7 brought temperatures back to normal after record highs forced a 15-day summer break
  • Peoples Democratic Party leaders called the 7:30 am start times illogical and cruel given heat risks and widespread lack of fans and drinking water in schools
  • Parents warned that early commutes require children to leave home by 6 am and questioned how unsupervised students will access devices for afternoon online classes
  • Education Minister Sakina Itoo said the timetable aims to complete syllabi before November exams and that the revised hours are provisional and open to adjustment