New Delhi: Amid rumours of violence breaking out in multiple locations in Delhi on Sunday evening, the trustee board of a school in South Delhi ordered the closure of the institution on Monday.
Paramjit Singh, member of the trustee board which runs the Guru Nanak Garib Niwaj School in Greater Kailash-2 area of South Delhi told media that the board had decided to keep the school closed on Monday as a precautionary measure.
"We have closed the school because we heard that some riots are going on in our neighbouring colonies. So, as a precautionary measure we called up the parents to not send their children to school today," Singh told reporters.
He further said that the board will make the decisions regarding reopening the school on Tuesday after monitoring the situation.
"We will monitor the situation today and the school will reopen as soon as possible as it is exam season and it is difficult to postpone them. But first, we need to get assured before reopening it," he said.
Meanwhile, the Principal of the school, Meenakshi Malhotra, said that most of the senior classes were already on preparatory leave for the exams which are starting on March 4.
Malhotra said that the decision to close the school had been taken based on requests from some parents of junior children in the school.
Delhi Police on Sunday detained some people for spreading rumours in the nationalcapital.
"Today, some anti-social elements were spreading rumours. We received many PCR calls. The situation is completely normal. Deployment of police personnel is everywhere. Don't pay attention to rumours and inform police about it," Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa told media on Sunday.
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