Schools reopen in Kashmir Valley, Students happily return to classrooms

Srinagar, February 24: Donning uniforms after nearly seven months, thousands of students in Kashmir Valley on Monday turned up at their schools that re-opened across the state after remaining shut since August last due to the situation following abrogation of Article 370 and winter vacation.

 

While all security arrangements were put in place for the students to attend schools, the students were happy to be back at the schools after remaining home all these months. According to the initial reports, the only time the students or their parents had visited the schools in the last few months was to either collect or submit their home assignments in the absence of any classes.

 

While the government had made several efforts last year to re-open schools in a phased manner following the Centre's decision to do away with Jammu and Kashmir's special provisions, its attempts failed to bear any fruit as parents kept their wards at home due to apprehensions about their safety.

 

 

Towards the end of the year, few schools had opened, but asked students to attend their classes without wearing school uniforms. Director School Education Kashmir, Mohammad Younis Malik has urged teachers to work with dedication for building capacities of students for their better future.

 

"It is our responsibility to extend our support to them and redouble efforts to get their syllabus completed well in time", the director said instructing field officers to visit schools regularly to monitor the follow up of academic planner for timely accomplishment of set targets.