Overview
- The Directorate of School Education Kashmir has ordered all government and recognised private schools in the Kashmir Valley to be closed from July 6 to July 19, with classes to resume on July 20.
- Education Minister Sakina Itoo confirmed the vacation on social media and urged students and staff to stay hydrated and take precautions during the break.
- India Meteorological Department records show June maximums near 35.2–35.5°C in parts of Kashmir and drier-than-normal rainfall, which officials cited as the reason for the early holiday.
- Parents in Jammu Division’s winter-zone districts have demanded similar relief as local temperatures also rose toward the mid-30s Celsius, and some district administrations have already adjusted school hours as an interim step.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has taken a different approach by issuing a zone-based summer schedule that mandates June summer camps with short morning hours and a strict cutoff that bars academic activity after 10:00 a.m., highlighting uneven regional responses and possible equity and learning continuity trade-offs.