Tamil Nadu shuts schools for classes 10, 12 too amid surging COVID-19 cases

Examinations scheduled from January 19 for students of classes 10 and 12 have been postponed.

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday (January 16) declared holiday till January 31 for school students of standards 10-12 too in the wake of surging COVID cases.

Examinations scheduled from January 19 for students of classes 10 and 12 have been postponed, the government said. While holiday has already been declared for students of classes 1 to 9, physical classes are held in schools only for those in the 10-12 grades.

However, considering the welfare of students against the background of rising virus cases, an official release here said "holiday is declared for students of all classes including those in grades 10, 11 and 12 till January 31." Fresh dates for the examinations would be announced later for classes 10 and 12, the release added.