Hyderabad schools may adopt 5-day week with Saturday holidays

Hyderabad: Schools in Hyderabad and other Telangana districts may switch to a 5-day week with Saturday holidays if the government accepts the proposal.

Malka Komaraiah, a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) representing the Teacher Constituency, submitted the proposal in view of the El Nino impact and concerns over water availability and climatic conditions.

Compensation for Saturdays

In a letter, the MLC highlighted the possible impact of El Nino.

To compensate for the loss of Saturday working hours, the MLC suggested extending school timings by approximately 35 to 40 minutes from Monday to Friday. The adjustment would help schools in Hyderabad and other districts to complete the required instructional hours despite Saturday holidays.

Further outlining the benefits of implementing a five-day school week, the MLC highlighted that it would not only help in water conservation but also in reducing traffic and pollution.

According to him, declaring Saturdays as holidays would reduce school-related vehicle movements which would help ease traffic congestion and vehicular emissions.

“An additional weekly holiday would give students more time to rest and recover, particularly during periods of high temperatures and difficult climatic conditions,” he added.

Holidays for schools in Hyderabad in November

In the current month, there are only two general holidays. One was on November 8 for Diwali, and another is on November 24 for Karthika Pournami.

Apart from these, there are five Sundays in the current month.

Though the five-day school week is currently a proposal submitted to the Chief Minister for consideration, it may be at least a temporary solution, especially due to the expected water shortage in the coming days.

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