Due to the harsh winter in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar has directed to run online classes till January 27. If any school does not have the arrangement to run online classes then classes will be held at 10.00 am. Also, the requirement of dress in schools has been abolished. Children can come to school wearing any kind of warm clothes. In his order, the DM has instructed the school management to install room heaters in the classrooms. This order will be applicable to all government and private schools. Meanwhile, Agra District Magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami has once again extended the holidays of schools till 8th class till 24th January. Now all schools will open on 25th January. The weather conditions started deteriorating from the beginning of January. The maximum temperature reaches its minimum level. Once again the minimum temperature was 4.3 degrees on Sunday night. Dense fog had started since night. Even in the morning the city was seen wrapped in a blanket of dense fog. The sun did not come out during the day and people kept longing for sunshine the whole day. Seeing the condition of the weather, parents were also looking forward to the holiday. As soon as the District Magistrate issued the order to extend the school holidays by two days around 4.00 pm, it quickly went viral on social media. After this, messages from schools regarding holidays till January 24 were also circulated on WhatsApp groups, due to which parents heaved a sigh of relief. The District Magistrate has fixed the time from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm for opening schools from classes 9 to 12.
Dress requirement abolished in schools
Principals have also been instructed to install heaters etc. to control the temperature of the classrooms. It is clearly written in the order of the District Magistrate that under no circumstances should children be made to sit in open grounds etc. for pre-board and practical examinations. Schools will not force students to wear dresses in this harsh winter. Children will be allowed to come wearing such clothes which are capable of protecting from cold. Schools that do not strictly follow the order have been warned of strict action.