Sri Lanka on Monday reopened government-owned public and state-approved private schools, which were closed for nearly a month due to fuel shortages.
However, schools will be open only three days a week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and students will be taught online on the other two days of the school week.
The Ministry of Education also extended the first school term until Sept. 7.
Schools will also not conduct examinations at the end of the first term and principals have been instructed to conduct alternative forms of evaluation.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed officials to provide fuel to school buses from all state-run fuel depots.
There are close to 40,000 vehicles that are engaged in transporting students to schools in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has been facing crippling fuel shortages since earlier this year due to foreign exchange shortages.
Produced by Xinhua Global Service
