In view of the scorching heat in Haryana, the school timings in all the government and privately-run schools for the students of Class 1 to 12 have been revised. Now, the schools in the state will be conducted during the morning hours between 7 am and 12 noon. The revised timing will be followed from May 4, 2022.
"Due to intense heat wave condition prevalent throughout the state of Haryana, it has been decided that the timings of all the schools (Government and Private Schools) has been changed to 7 am to 12 noon for all the classes (1 to 12) with effect from May 5," a Directorate of School Education statement said.
Taking to Twitter, Minister of Education Kanwar Pal, said: "In view of the scorching heat, in view of the health of the children, the timings of all government and private schools from Class 1 to 12 have been changed from 7 am to 12 noon."
भीष्ण गर्मी को देखते हुए बच्चों के स्वास्थ्य के मद्देनजर कक्षा 1 से 12वीं तक सभी सरकारी व निजी स्कूलों का समय सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक कर दिया गया है ।। pic.twitter.com/xE9pux6ODo
— Ch. Kanwar Pal (@chkanwarpal) May 2, 2022
There had been a demand from parents that in view of the scorching heat, the school timings be revised from 8 am to 2:30 pm to 7 am to 12 pm. For the past several days, maximum temperatures at most places in Haryana have hovered in the range of 41-45 degrees Celsius.
