Patna school holiday extended till January 20, check official notice here

The

District Magistrate office of Patna

has issued notice extending the closure of schools till

January 20

, 2024.
In a notice shared by ANI on the

social media platform

X, the District Magistrate has ordered that all educational activities up to class 8 will remain closed till January 20, 2024- owing to the persistent cold wave in the region, and the potential health risk it poses for school-goers.

The notice stated, "Cold weather and low temperatures still continue in the district, due to which the health and life of children are likely to be adversely affected. Therefore, District Magistrate, Patna, under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, all the private and government schools (pre-school and Anganwadi) of Patna district I extend the ban imposed on educational activities up to class 8 till 20.01.2024." Check the

official notice

in the tweet mentioned below-

The notice further stated that all educational activities for class 9 and above will be held between the hours 9AM to 3:30PM. "As per earlier orders, educational activities of classes above class 9 will be banned before 09:00 AM and after 03:30 PM. Operation of special classes with adequate precautions for mission efficiency and board exams will remain free from this" the notice reads.