The Directorate of education of the Delhi Government has issued a circular asking schools not to call students for any teaching learning activity during the summer vacation which will be observed from May 11 to June 30.
According to statement issued by the Government all the heads of Government and Government-aided schools under Directorate of Education are hereby directed to ensure that all students of their respective schools are duly informed regarding the above decision through SMS, telephone and WhatsApp.
“Keeping in view the Covid-19 pandemic, students shall not be called to schools for any teaching learning activity during the summer vacation,” it said.
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the teaching and learning activities in the schools have been suspended since 23. March 2020. The lockdown has further been extended up to 17 May 2020 as per directions of the Government of NCT Delhi. This year also, the summer vacation in Government and Government-aided schools shall be observed as usual, from 11 May to 30 June for students.,” it said.
The Delhi Government had earlier decided to promote all students from nursery to Class 8 in all city schools without taking examinations under the no-detention policy in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The final exams for these classes were suspended in almost all Government schools and some private schools when the Delhi shut down city schools on March 19 to contain the spread of Covid-19 infection.