Giving some relief to the students of schools and colleges, District magistrate of Dehradun Chandresh Yadav has ordered that till February 15, 2015 all the educational institutes in the district should open from 9 am.
The Government schools and most of the private schools in the district start from 8 am and the DM has asked the senior Education department officials to ensure that the no educational institute should open before 9 am.
The District Magistrate said that the decision is taken in view of the cold wave conditions prevailing in the district. He said that the decision is being taken to protect the students from the adverse effects of the cold waves. The DM has asked the Chief Education Officer (CEO) and District Education Officers (DEOs) to ensure that the changed timings are strictly followed by all the institutes.
The District education Officer (DEO) Primary, Parmendra Saklani said that the orders of changed school timings would be strictly implemented. It is interesting to note that many private schools tend to ignore the orders of education department regarding leaves and timing and it would be worth watching how this order is implemented. Saklani said the department would take strict action against the school which is found violating the order. He said that the parents of the students should inform the education officers about the violations.