Experts called to coach students for Boards

Continuing its effort to help Class 10 and 12 students in government schools in the flood devastated districts of Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Cuddalore, the Directorate of School Education has ordered headmasters of all government schools to conduct special classes from December 28 to 31. 

These classes will be held by subject experts who will coach students and help them prepare well for the ensuing Board exams, in an order to chief educational officers (CEOs) of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Cuddalore districts, director of school education Dr S Kannappan said that CEOs should ensure that school heads & teachers counsel students to dispel their fear and make them confident to take the board exam. 

“CEOs should ask headmasters to use the service of subject experts in their area in addition to teachers in Erode and Nagapattinam to conduct special class from December 28 to 31,” Dr Kannappan said. 

The DSE has also asked headmasters to clean their school premises during the Christmas holidays and ordered CEOs to submit a report by January 2 about the special class and cleaning work in their district.