Source/Credit: India.com & Indian Express

⦿ Neither there has been any decision to reopen schools from September, nor has there been any decision to not open schools before December.

After the Centre clarified that it has not yet fixed any date for the reopening of schools, rumours started doing the rounds that the Centre will not open schools until December. Taking to Twitter, PIB fact check has claimed this to be fake news and again clarified that no date has been fixed for the reopening of the schools. Neither there has been any decision to reopen schools from September, nor has there been any decision to not open schools before December.


After reports of schools being closed till December started doing rounds, the government agency clarified that the “Center government has not made any such decision” yet. The schools have been closed since mid-March and as per the latest statement of the Education Minister, schools will re-open after discussion with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Home Affairs once the situation is conducive.

Several state governments including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Goa are considering reopening schools from September. But parents are not ready to send their children to schools just yet. Most want a reduction in syllabus and online classes to continue, however, for students belonging to weaker sections of society who do not have proper access to online educational tools, the choice between on-campus and online schooling is even harder to make. Read More