Several city schools to be closed on Thursday and at some others, classes will end early because of the rally from Jorasanko to Red Road that the chief minister said will herald Durga Puja festivities this year.
Calcutta Girls’ High School and St Augustine’s Day School, Kolkata, have announced a holiday.
Both will remain open on Saturday to make up for the loss of a working day, officials of the schools said.
South Point and Assembly of God Church School, Park Street, will conduct online classes that day.
The chief minister has urged schools and offices to close early so that children and others are not stuck on their way home.
She wants the schools to be over by noon.
Several schools will follow a staggered dispersal, which will start around 10.30am and end around noon.
Schools closer to the city centre said they did not want to take chances.
“There could be disruptions in traffic. So we have decided to give an off on Thursday. Because we have to complete the syllabus, we have decided to work on Saturday,” said Basanti Biswas, principal of Calcutta Girls’ High School.
“For a school like ours which has two shifts, it would be difficult to opt for an early dispersal. And if we do not conduct classes in both shifts, there will be no uniformity. So we have decided to conduct online classes,” said an official of South Point.
La Martiniere for Girls, La Martiniere for Boys, Loreto House, Mahadevi Birla World Academy, South City International School and Indus Valley World School have decided to end classes earlier, officials of the schools said. “Children could get stuck if we follow the usual schedule,” said Amita Prasad, director, Indus Valley World School.