Schools in Meghalaya are Set to Reopen Classes 6-12 from February 8
The state govt has recommended partial opening in urban areas like Shillong, Jowai and Tura and complete opening in the rural areas for classes 1-5.
| 6 Feb 2021 1:00 PM GMT
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya government has proposed complete re-opening of Classes 6-12 from February 8 across the state in both urban and rural areas.
The Education Department issued a notification on Friday, stating, the decision for re-opening of schools is to complete the courses, plan and prepare for the Board examination which would be held in the coming months.
For classes 1-5, the Education Department has recommended partial opening in urban areas like Shillong, Jowai and Tura only for consultations, submission of assignments and discussions with teachers, however, the department has recommended for complete opening in the rural areas.
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Shapiro s major investigative stories include his reports on the way rising court fines and fees create an unequal system of justice for the poor and the rise of modern day debtors prisons, the failure of colleges and universities to punish for on-campus sexual assaults, the epidemic of sexual assault of people with intellectual disabilities, the problems with solitary confinement, the inadequacy of civil rights laws designed to get the elderly and people with disabilities out of nursing homes, and the little-known profits involved in the production of medical products from donated human cadavers.