Schools given show cause notice
Muharram holiday violated
Jammu, Dec 6: Jammu and Kashmir government today forcibly closed nine schools, which had defied its directive to declare holiday on the occasion of Muharram, and gave them show-cause notices.
The Chief Education Officer, Jammu, Natha Ram Dingra conducted a surprise check under the direct supervision of Directorate of School Education, Jammu, to check the ground reality regarding functioning of private schools during holidays and found that some schools are violating the directions of the higher authority, an official spokesman said here.
The CEO directed the schools' management to close down their schools failing which their cases would be recommended to the higher authorities for de-recognition, he said.
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