With the view of reducing the stress endured by the students through the online classes, the Tamil Nadu government has come up with the new plan of providing the break and refreshment for them.  

Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Sengottaiyan has said that the students would have a vacation for five days from September 21 to 25. Addressing the reporters in Gobichettipalayam, Erode on Wednesday, Sengottaiyan said that the online classes and the telecast of video lessons on the television channels will not be conducted for these five days to reduce the stress level of the students. 

The students would normally have holidays after quarterly, half-yearly, and annual examinations but in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the schools have been shut and students are pushed to stay at home and study their lessons online. The students had got settled up for the new normal after the government had encouraged the schools to teach the students through online. 

Amid the challenges faced by the students, the minister has said that they would have holidays for five days from September 21 to 25.  The minister stated that the vacation for students would help them to refresh and added that the permission to declare holidays for students has been obtained from Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami. 

Sengottaiyan further stated that all the schools, including private schools, will be monitored and inspected by the block level officers to check where the schools are defying the government's orders and conducting the classes during these five days. The minister's statement has come at a high time when the Central government has allowed the re-opening of schools for classes from 9 to 12 from September 21. 

The Center has said that the students from classes 9 to 12 can attend the schools voluntarily to take guidance from the teachers. They have to attend the schools only after obtaining written consent from their parents and guardian. While speaking about the Center's guidelines on re-opening the schools, the minister said that the consultation on re-opening the schools would begin only after the COVID-19 situation changes in the state.