Chennai: Tamilnadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi today said that Chief Minister M K Stalin has instructed to arrive at a decision about conducting Class 12 public exams after holding discussions with parents, teachers and medical experts.
Speaking to mediapersons after holding discussions with Stalin on the issue for the second consecutive day and a day after the Centre cancelled Class 12 CBSE exams, the Minister said opinion of the parents and teachers will be asked in the next two days following which a decision will be taken.
Poyyamozhi said that Stalin has instructed that the safety of the students should
be given first preference and hence opinions of medical experts will also be sought before taking a decision.
The Minister added that the Chief Minister has asked to handle the issue carefully as Plus 2 marks are important for the future of the students.
It may be noted that the Central government has cancelled CBSE class 12 exams yesterday. Poyyamozhi on Tuesday had a discussion with Stalin about the conducting board exams for Plus Two students.
Officials from the Education Department were also present during the meeting. Following the meeting, the Minister said that a decision on conducting Plus Two exams will be taken based on the CBSE exams. It may be noted that Tamilnadu government on Tuesday announced that all students of classes 1 to 8 will be promoted to their next higher classes without the conduction of final exams this year.
This will be applicable to all government, aided, self-financed schools in the State owing to the rise in the number of Coronavirus cases across the country. A circular in this regard was released by the Tamilnadu State Education Department. The circular said that no student should be detained or sent out of the school.
Make your voice heard
School Education Department has announced that parents and teachers can voice their opinion about conducting Plus 2 exams by contacting the phone number 14417 or by sending an email to [email protected]