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The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Bengal: Many private schools declare early summer vacations from May 9 after Mamata's plea
Several private schools in West Bengal have declared summer vacations from Friday, after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the educational institutions to advance the holidays by a week in the wake of the India-Pakistan tensions. St. Xavier's Institution-Sodpure, Julien Day School, and Delhi Public School, Ruby Park were among the schools that announced summer vacations from the Friday following Banerjee's appeal. "We were scheduled to hold classes till May 13, but, because of the emerging situation and as suggested by the CM, we advanced the dates by a few days," said Lipika Ghosh, Principal of St Xavier's Institution, Sodpure. A spokesperson of Julien Day School said, "We have advanced the summer vacation dates from the initial plan of May 16 to May 9 following the directive of the CM." Delhi Public School Ruby Park, too, has announced holidays for a month from Friday. Secretary of La Martiniere School for Boys and Girls, Supriyo Dhar, added, "After the CM's request, we have decided to switch to online classes from today till May 16. We had earlier announced to start the vacations from May 17, and that remains.' However, several schools maintained that they had already chalked out their academic calendar before the Pahalgam terror attack and the military conflict between India and Pakistan. 'Yes, we are closing from tomorrow (May 10) after the 'Rabindra Jayanti' (birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, a state holiday) celebrations today. But, this was decided much earlier," Principal of Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Meena Kak, said. Principal of B.D. Memorial International School-Narendrapur, Madhumita Sengupta, also said that it had already fixed May 8, as the last day of classes before the summer vacations. 'Our academic calendar had been set" before the developments surrounding the Pahalgam incident, she said. The Mahadevi Birla World Academy and Calcutta Girls High School also said dates for the summer vacations had been fixed well in advance. In the districts as well, several private schools announced the commencement of summer vacations from Friday. "Following the developments after 'Operation Sindoor', we have decided to advance the day of commencement of vacations from May 16 to May 9," a spokesperson of a private school in Jalpaiguri said. Summer vacations are already underway in state-run and state-aided schools from April 30, owing to excess heat.
NDTV
09-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Bengal Private Schools Declare Early Summer Holidays After Mamata Banerjee's Appeal
Kolkata: Several private schools in West Bengal have declared summer vacations from Friday, after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the educational institutions to advance the holidays by a week in the wake of the India-Pakistan military conflict. St Xavier's Institution-Sodpure, Julien Day School and Delhi Public School Ruby Park were among the schools that announced summer vacations from Friday following CM Banerjee's appeal. "We were scheduled to hold classes till May 13... But, in view of the emerging situation and as suggested by the CM, we advanced the dates by a few days," said Lipika Ghosh, Principal of St Xavier's Institution, Sodpure. A spokesperson of Julien Day School said, "We have advanced the summer vacation dates from the initial plan of May 16 to May 9 following the directive of the CM." Delhi Public School Ruby Park, too, has announced holidays for a month from Friday. Secretary of La Martiniere School for Boys and Girls, Supriyo Dhar added: "After the CM's request, we have decided to switch to online classes from today till May 16. We had earlier announced to start the vacations from May 17, and that remains." The chief minister had on Wednesday appealed to private schools in the state to declare summer vacations from May 9 in light of the tensions between India and Pakistan. However, several schools maintained that they had already chalked out their academic calendar before the Pahalgam terror attack, and the military conflict between India and Pakistan. "Yes, we are closing from tomorrow (May 10) after the 'Rabindra Jayanti' (birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, a state holiday) celebrations today. But, this was decided much earlier," Principal of Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Meena Kak, said. Principal of B D Memorial International School-Narendrapur, Madhumita Sengupta, also said that it had already fixed May 8 as the last day of classes before the summer vacations. "Our academic calendar had been set" before the developments surrounding the Pahalgam incident, she said. The Mahadevi Birla World Academy and Calcutta Girls High School also said dates for the summer vacations had been fixed well in advance. In the districts as well, several private schools announced the commencement of summer vacations from Friday. "Following the developments after 'Operation Sindoor', we have decided to advance the day of commencement of vacations from May 16 to May 9," a spokesperson of a private school in Jalpaiguri said. Summer vacations are already underway in state-run and state-aided schools from April 30, owing to excess heat.
Indian Express
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Several private schools in Bengal to close for summer from May 9, following CM's appeal
Written by Adrija Datta In response to an urgent appeal by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, several private schools in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal have decided to advance their summer vacation and shut down from May 9, instead of their previously scheduled dates. The move comes in the wake of escalating Indo-Pak tensions following India's missile strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) under Operation Sindoor. 'In view of the present situation and to ensure the safety and well-being of students, we have decided to close our school from Friday, May 9. Initially, we had planned to close from May 16,' said Siddhartha Dey, Principal of Julien Day School. Echoing a similar sentiment, Joyoti Chaudhuri, Principal of Delhi Public School Ruby Park, said, 'We are also closing from May 9 and will reopen on June 9. It is important to follow the government's appeal in times like these.' The Chief Minister, during a press briefing on Wednesday, requested all private schools across the state to prepone their summer breaks as a precautionary measure. She urged them to declare Thursday, May 8 as the last working day and begin summer holidays from May 9. Sunita Sen, Principal of Ballygunge Siksha Sadan, said, 'Our plan was to close for the summer from next week, but we are complying with the Chief Minister's request.' Modern High School Principal Damayanti Mukherjee said, 'Thursday will be our last working day. We support the government's decision and have accordingly revised our holiday schedule.' Lipika Ghosh, Principal of St. Xavier's Institution, Panihati, stated, 'We were supposed to begin our vacation from May 14, but following the CM's advisory, we decided to prepone it.' The education fraternity has largely welcomed the decision, viewing it as a proactive step to prioritise student safety during a time of heightened national tension. The writer is an intern with The Indian Express
