Summary
Teachers say only about half of the class have the books.
School leaders tell the education office how many books they need.
Key Points
3 points1
Schools reopened about one month ago.
2
Only roughly 50% of students have received textbooks.
3
The education department is giving books based on what each school says they need.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsreopened
opened again after being closed
government school
a school run by the public or state
Tamil Nadu
a state in the southern part of India
textbooks
books used for learning at school
distribution
the way things are given out to people
officials
people who work for the government
department
a part of the government that takes care of a specific job
needs
what is required or wanted
school heads
the main teachers or principals in charge of a school
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