Srinagar 05 Oct : With temperatures beginning to fall and morning weather turning colder across Kashmir, parents have urged the School Education Department to revise the existing school timings in the Valley and allow classes to begin at 10 am instead of the present 9 am schedule.
Parents said the change in weather, particularly colder mornings, has made it increasingly difficult for young students to leave home early and reach schools at the existing reporting time. They have sought a suitable revision in the morning schedule, saying a later start would provide relief to students as the season changes.
The demand comes days after the Directorate of School Education Jammu revised school timings in the Jammu Division with effect from Oct 1. Schools in the Summer Zone are functioning from 9 am to 3 pm, while those in the Winter Zone are observing timings from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
In Kashmir, the Directorate of School Education had revised timings from Apr 1, with schools within Srinagar municipal limits functioning from 9 am to 3 pm and institutions outside Srinagar municipal limits and in other parts of the division from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Parents have now requested the authorities to review the existing schedule in view of the changing weather conditions and consider starting schools at 10 am, particularly to avoid exposing children to colder morning conditions.
