St Xavier’s Institution-Sodpure, Julien Day School and Delhi Public School Ruby Park were among the schools that announced summer vacations from Friday following CM Banerjee’s appeal.
Several private schools in West Bengal have declared summer vacations from Friday, after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the educational institutions to advance the holidays by a week in the wake of the India-Pakistan military conflict.
St Xavier’s Institution-Sodpure, Julien Day School and Delhi Public School Ruby Park were among the schools that announced summer vacations from Friday following CM Banerjee’s appeal.
“We were scheduled to hold classes till May 13… But, in view of the emerging situation and as suggested by the CM, we advanced the dates by a few days,” said Lipika Ghosh, Principal of St Xavier’s Institution, Sodpure.
A spokesperson of Julien Day School said, “We have advanced the summer vacation dates from the initial plan of May 16 to May 9 following the directive of the CM.” Delhi Public School Ruby Park, too, has announced holidays for a month from Friday.
Secretary of La Martiniere School for Boys and Girls, Supriyo Dhar added: “After the CM’s request, we have decided to switch to online classes from today till May 16. We had earlier announced to start the vacations from May 17, and that remains.” The chief minister had on Wednesday appealed to private schools in the state to declare summer vacations from May 9 in light of the tensions between India and Pakistan.
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