Overview
- Education minister Sakina Itoo posted on X that summer vacations in the Jammu Division’s Summer Zone will begin on June 1 for primary classes and June 8 for students in Classes 6–12.
- Officials cited an ongoing heatwave with temperatures reported around 45°C in Samba district and 43°C in Jammu as the reason for the calendar change.
- The announcement was carried in an auto-generated PTI wire report republished by ThePrint and was also summarized by Times Now, which said schools are expected to reopen in July pending detailed instructions.
- The minister wished students a safe vacation and urged precautions during the break while education authorities indicated teaching and non-teaching staff may be required to report before reopening to complete preparations.
- Jammu and Kashmir divides schools into summer and winter zones and has used such calendar adjustments before to limit children’s exposure to extreme heat, with further operational guidance expected from the Directorate of School Education Jammu.