Students accorded warm reception in schools
The Hindu
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Amid drumbeats and traditional dances, students of Classes I to VIII, who came to school after 19 months on Monday, were accorded warm reception.
As many as 2.19 lakh students from Classes I to VIII study in 1,712 schools, comprising 1,287 government, 122 aided and 303 unaided, in the district. Many schools were decorated with flowers and a grand reception was organised at the entrances. In most of the schools, students were welcomed with flowers, pencils, geometry boxes, and sweets, while aarti was performed for children in a few schools in the city.
At the Government Girls Model Higher Secondary School at Panneerselvam Park, Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy and Collector H. Krishnanunni welcomed the children with flowers and sweets. The Minister also distributed school bags and books to the children. The celebrations were muted in many primary schools across the district where the strength of the students is less than 20.