Schools reopen in Kashmir valley after almost 6 months — here’s a look at the morning hustle

A shutdown coupled with a communications blockade in Kashmir hits schools in the valley.

As schools reopen after the winter break of three months, parents are hopeful that education will be back to normal.

"We expect that the situation will remain peaceful for our children to study in a normal way," said Mohammad Latif, whose son is studying in Class I at the Biscoe school.

There are 12 lakh students in Kashmir valley studying across 13,000 private and government schools.

The government announced timing for the schools falling within the Srinagar municipal limits. It will be 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. while the rest of the Kashmir division timing will be 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Director School Education Younis Malik said that last year students proved their mettle and it's their responsibility to extend support and redouble efforts to complete syllabus on time.

​Field officers were instructed to visit schools regularly to monitor the follow up of academic planners for timely accomplishment of targets.

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