Edu min denies report of schools reopening in Nov

Erode: State school education minister K A Sengottaiyyan denied reopening of schools and said the state government was yet to take a decision.
Talking to reporters at Gobichettipalayam in Erode on Friday he said that reports in a section of media that the government was planning to reopen schools in November was false. “No such decision has been taken. Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami would take a decision taking into account the views of public and parents when the intensity of Covid spread reduces,’’ he said.
On the mounting criticism over online classes conducted by private schools, he said that the subject is being heard in Madras high court. A verdict in the case is expected on August 19, he said.
Sengottaiyan said that the state government was also awaiting the outcome of petitions filed by parents in the court regarding fee collection by private schools. Once the verdict comes, the state government would act accordingly, he said.