Overview
- The shutdown covers Classes Nursery–12 across government, aided, and private institutions, including CBSE, ICSE, and UP Board schools, through January 1, 2026.
- The decision follows an IMD alert on a severe cold wave with dense fog and hazardous early-morning visibility in multiple districts.
- District administrations were told to run night shelters, light public bonfires, and distribute blankets so no one sleeps in the open.
- The chief minister said student safety is paramount and warned officials that negligence will not be tolerated.
- Parents and school authorities were advised to await official notices on reopening and any calendar changes, after earlier district-level curtailments.