The Madhya Pradesh government today ordered the closure of all schools in the state, effective tomorrow. Under new guidelines issued by the state, all schools in the state will be closed from Jan. 15 to Jan. 31 for all classes. The order was issued by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan keeping in mind the current COVID19 situation in the state.
The order applies to all private and public schools in the state. In addition to closing schools, the CM also informed that MP Board Pre-board exams for classes 10 and 12, scheduled to begin on January 20, will go ahead as planned. However, exams will now be administered as “take-home exams”. Schools have been instructed to make necessary arrangements for this
at the official address. CM Chouhan has announced that all classes from Std 1 to 12 will remain closed and that learning activities in the state have now moved to an online model. Schools will remain closed until January 31 and the situation will be reviewed at the end. At the same time, all learning activities and exams will also be conducted online.
In addition to closing schools, the state has announced a complete ban on all public gatherings or any form of “Mela” in the state. Sports activities will take place, but gatherings of people will be limited. For these events, only 50% of the maximum allowed capacity will be honored.
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