The Delhi Government on Wednesday ordered all private schools to suspend all online and semi-online teaching and learning activities during the summer vacation from April 20 to June 9.
Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Directorate of Education (DoE) had on Monday rescheduled the summer vacation. The vacation, which was scheduled from May 11 to June 3, has now been rescheduled from April 20 to June 9.
"lt has been brought to the notice of this directorate that despite the summer vacation which has been advanced due to surge in COVID 10 cases, the regular online learning method continues to be adopted in one way or the other by some private schools," the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in an official order.
The DoE directed all private schools that all "online and semi-online teaching and learning activities shall remain suspended during the aforesaid period of summer vacation in line with the government schools".
"However, the schools may conduct vacation-related specific activities, remedial classes for a specific set of students and other activities for creativity, happiness and overall social and emotional wellbeing to enrich the overall growth of the students without calling them to school physically," it added.
(With agency inputs)
