Amavasya casts shadow on school reopening in Telangana

The Telangana government has postponed the reopening of schools to June 15, drawing objections from teachers and parents as the date coincides with Amavasya, considered inauspicious for new beginnings.

Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress government’s decision to postpone the reopening of schools to June 15 has sparked concerns among teachers and parents as the revised date coincides with Amavasya (No moon day), which is traditionally considered inauspicious for any new beginning.

The School Education department postponed the reopening based on multiple representations it received from various stakeholders requesting a reconsideration of the reopening date.

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Since June 13 and 14 fall on the second Saturday and Sunday respectively, it has been decided that all the government and private schools will reopen on June 15 instead of June 12, it said.

However, teachers are of the view that several parents prefer not to send their children to school on the inauspicious day.

“Given the social media and awareness among people, parents will not prefer to send their wards to school to commence the new academic year on Amavasya,” a headmaster said.

To compensate for the academic time lost due to the postponement of reopening schools and ensure adherence to the prescribed instructional days under the academic calendar 2026-27, July 11 (second Saturday) has been announced as a working day for all schools under the department.

Departments, regional joint directors of school education and district educational officers have been directed to take necessary action accordingly and communicate the change in school reopening to all schools under their jurisdiction.

Meanwhile, the department released a new academic year 2026-27, with a total of 227 working days. The Dasara vacation is scheduled from October 10 to 22 and Sankranti vacation from January 13 to 17, 2027. Missionary schools will have Christmas vacation from December 23 to 27.