Considering the views of parents, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday reversed its move to reopen schools from November 16 for classes 9-12 and said they shall continue to remain shut. While colleges were also previously scheduled to function from November 16, the government said colleges and varsities shall resume from December 2 only for research scholars and final year post-graduate students of science and technology streams.

"The opening of colleges for all other courses will be announced later," the government said in an official release. However, hostels would be opened only for those students who shall continue studies from next month. Disclosing the outcome of state-wide consultations held with parents of private, government and aided schools on November 9 on starting classes for the 2020-21 academic year for higher standards, the government said the opinion was divided.

It was based on the feedback received from parents that the government said: "The order on reopening schools from November 16 for classes 9-12 is cancelled. An announcement on reopening schools will be made later based on the situation,"

A section of parents also expressed anxiety over starting classes for 9-12 since the pandemic had not decreased yet and the extent to which students could adhere to measures against the spread of virus in schools. As of November 11, a total of 7,50,409 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu out of which 7,20,339 recovered. While 18,655 was the number of active cases, the death toll stood at 11,415.

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