Summary
Teachers report that only about half of the children have received the books.
The education department says they are sending books based on the numbers each school asked for.
Key Points
3 points1
Schools reopened roughly one month ago.
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About 50% of pupils have received textbooks.
3
Book delivery is planned according to each school’s request.
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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