GURUGRAM: Many schools in the city failed to abide by the orders of Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) and didn't implement the revised school timing on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the board had asked all government, private, aided and un-aided schools in the district to push back the timings by an hour till November 30, from the existing 8am-2.30pm to 9am-3.30pm, in wake of deteriorating air quality in NCR.
Though schools in national capital suspended all classes from nursery to Class V on Wednesday after the Delhi government passed an order and the Ghaziabad administration declared holiday for all classes from nursery to Class V on Wednesday and Thursday, the state education board decided to just go ahead with revised timings in Gurgaon.
Gurgaon's deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh clarified why the district authorities are still playing the waiting game and only opted for change in timing instead of suspending classes.
"The level of PM2.5 is much higher in Delhi as compared to Gurgaon. If any school wants to stay shut, they are free to do so. We decide whether we should stick to revised timing only on Thursday," he said.
According to many school principal, they failed to implement the new timings as they received the official order very late on Tuesday evening and thereby couldn't inform parents on time.
Aparna Erry, principal, DAV Public School, Sector 14, said the revised timing would come into effect from Thursday. "The school was informed about the changes only on Tuesday evening. We needed time to implement the rule and inform parents about it," she said.
There were few schools who did not have the facility to change the timings in a single day. "We don't have the resources to send messages to parents. So, we could have only informed parents by writing notes in the student's diary when they came to school on Wednesday, which has been done," said Ansu Singla, principal of Bhondsi government school.
Many schools also complained that they were yet to receive the directive officially.
Vaibhav Kapoor, principal, Ajanta Public School, said, "Till now we haven't received any official statement or letter from the government. We got the news of the change in timings from various WhatsApp groups. We have informed the parents on Wednesday and we'll implement the change from Thursday. Moreover, we have advised students to wear masks to school ."
Parents in the city have welcomed the move. "Keeping in mind the high levels of pollution, this is a wise decision. We have got the notice from the school on Wednesday," said Vestal Sharma, whose son goes to Ryan International School, Bhondsi.
District officials said they were aware that many schools didn't change their timing on Wednesday but assured that from Thursday all schools will comply with the orders. "The orders were received by many schools on Tuesday evening therefore the schools could inform the parents only on Wednesday," said the deputy commissioner.
Though schools in national capital suspended all classes from nursery to Class V on Wednesday after the Delhi government passed an order and the Ghaziabad administration declared holiday for all classes from nursery to Class V on Wednesday and Thursday, the state education board decided to just go ahead with revised timings in Gurgaon.
Gurgaon's deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh clarified why the district authorities are still playing the waiting game and only opted for change in timing instead of suspending classes.
"The level of PM2.5 is much higher in Delhi as compared to Gurgaon. If any school wants to stay shut, they are free to do so. We decide whether we should stick to revised timing only on Thursday," he said.
According to many school principal, they failed to implement the new timings as they received the official order very late on Tuesday evening and thereby couldn't inform parents on time.
Aparna Erry, principal, DAV Public School, Sector 14, said the revised timing would come into effect from Thursday. "The school was informed about the changes only on Tuesday evening. We needed time to implement the rule and inform parents about it," she said.
There were few schools who did not have the facility to change the timings in a single day. "We don't have the resources to send messages to parents. So, we could have only informed parents by writing notes in the student's diary when they came to school on Wednesday, which has been done," said Ansu Singla, principal of Bhondsi government school.
Many schools also complained that they were yet to receive the directive officially.
Vaibhav Kapoor, principal, Ajanta Public School, said, "Till now we haven't received any official statement or letter from the government. We got the news of the change in timings from various WhatsApp groups. We have informed the parents on Wednesday and we'll implement the change from Thursday. Moreover, we have advised students to wear masks to school ."
Parents in the city have welcomed the move. "Keeping in mind the high levels of pollution, this is a wise decision. We have got the notice from the school on Wednesday," said Vestal Sharma, whose son goes to Ryan International School, Bhondsi.
District officials said they were aware that many schools didn't change their timing on Wednesday but assured that from Thursday all schools will comply with the orders. "The orders were received by many schools on Tuesday evening therefore the schools could inform the parents only on Wednesday," said the deputy commissioner.
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