Educational institutions across Kashmir reopened on Monday after remaining closed for over two months. The shutdown had also been extended by another week, following massive protests and tensions sparked by the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
An official from the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir, confirmed, “Schools and other higher educational institutions began functioning today.” Children from primary to secondary classes were seen heading to their respective schools in uniforms this morning, marking the resumption of normal academic life after a prolonged disruption.
Schools, colleges and universities had been shut since late February due to widespread clashes and demonstrations across the Valley in response to Khamenei’s death.
While colleges and universities had gradually resumed administrative work in late February, classroom teaching remained suspended for over two months.
Parents and students expressed visible relief at the reopening. Many parents of primary school children were seen waiting at bus stops early in the morning to personally drop off their kids.
Earlier, Education Minister Sakeena Itoo had announced, “After taking into consideration the ground situation, the administration has decided to reopen schools up to 8th standard from Monday.”
Meanwhile, educational institutions in the Jammu division—including sensitive border districts such as Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch, and Udhampur—had already reopened by early March 2026, aided by warmer weather and relatively improved security conditions.
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