While experts have suggested not opening schools in Karnataka in view of the COVID-19 outbreak, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that there will be no Senior School Leaving Certificate SSLC (Class 10) and Pre University Exam as the government will take a fitting decision with regard to the situation. "Experts have opined that we should not take any decision till December end. We will meet again and take a finaldecision at the time, with regard to the situation. We should not start Class 10 and Pre University Exam until then," Yediyurappa told media persons here.

Meantime, the Technical Advisory Committee for COVID-19 has recommended to the Karnataka government not to reopen schools in December." After vast deliberations, it was unanimously resolved not to reopen schools in December," said Technical Advisory Committee, Karnataka in a statement. However, the scenario of COVID-19 in the state shall be reviewed in the last week of December to mull the reopening of schools at an appropriate time subsequently, the committee emphasized. During the meeting held on Sunday, Dr. M K Sudarshan, TAC, Chairperson informed the members that the state is considering reopening of the schools very soon.

"The Technical Advisory Committee in its meetings held on October 8 and November 9) had deliberated extensively on this subject. It was then decided to postpone the re-opening of the schools after reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the state subsequently.

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