Nearly Seven Months After Lockdown, Schools Reopen in Kashmir

Schools were shut for nearly seven months since the abrogation of Article 370.

Valley schools reopen after a gap of seven months.

(Photo: Muneeb ul Islam/The Quint)

Donning uniforms after nearly seven months, thousands of students on Monday, 24 February, turned up at their schools that re-opened across the Kashmir Valley. All schools in Kashmir had been shut since August due to the lockdown that followed the abrogation of Article 370.

Valley Schools Reopen After a Gap of Seven Months(Photo: Muneeb ul Islam/The Quint)

The students were happy to be back at the schools after remaining home all these months.  (Photo: Muneeb ul Islam/The Quint)

All security arrangements were put in place for the students to attend schools, officials said. The students were happy to be back at the schools after being forced to stay at home all these months.

Parents carry their wards to schools in Kashmir on Monday, 24 February 2020  after a seven-month long break since 5 August.(Photo: Muneeb ul Islam/The Quint)

All security arrangements were put in place for the students to attend schools, officials said.  (Photo: Muneeb ul Islam/The Quint)

Teachers expressed hope of a good year ahead so that students get uninterrupted education, saying the education of the children suffered last year due to the situation in the Valley.

Students donned their school uniform after seven months.(Photo: Muneeb ul Islam/The Quint)

The government had made attempts last year to re-open schools in a phased manner following the Centre's decision to do away with Jammu and Kashmir's special provisions. However, it failed to bear any fruit as parents kept their wards at home due to apprehensions about their safety.

(With inputs from PTI)