Schools in Telangana reopen on June 12

Hyderabad: Schools in Telangana, both private and government, will reopen on June 12, unlike in Andhra Pradesh which has pushed the reopening date to June 15 thanks to the Dwitiya Vighnam superstition. Though there were many requests from different quarters, the TS government didn’t bow down to pressure and made it clear that the schools would reopen on the scheduled date. June 12 falls on a Friday and the following two days, June 13 and 14, are holidays since it is a second Saturday and Sunday.

Teachers’ unions and private schools had urged the government to push the reopening to June 15, Monday. “Instead of reopening on Friday and then closing schools again for two days, it is better to reopen on Monday itself. One day doesn’t make a difference,” a school teacher said. Telangana Private School Managements Association president S. Srinivasa Reddy said, “They said they would shift the reopening dates, but we don’t know. The academic year and schedule is in tatters.”

However, the TS government stated that there was no change in the reopening date. “Schools will reopen on June 12 as scheduled earlier. There is no change in the reopening date,” TS school education commissioner T. Chiranjeevulu said.  

He, however, added, “There will be no break for teachers because on the following Saturday and Sunday we are having training sessions for headmasters and teachers.” Meanwhile, the AP HRD minister said schools will reopen on June 15.