Eight elementary schools in Tamil Nadu have been shut down by the Department of Elementary Education (DEE) as they have been functioning without government approvals.
An official release said, �Of the 384 nursery and primary schools in the district, the following schools were found to be functioning without obtaining government permission: Sri Saibaba Nursery and Primary School, Mottur, (Sholinghur zone); Saraswathi Vidyalaya Nursery and Primary School, Odugathur (Anaicut); Padmashri Nursery and Primary school, Mandalavadi (Jolarpet); Sri Ramakrishna Nursery and Primary School, Mittur (Tirupattur); Pyramid Nursery and Primary school, Papanur (Tirupattur); Vetri Vikas Nursery and Primary School, Pappanur (Tirupattur); Sunbeam Nursery and Primary school, Sevvathur (Kandili); Sri Arunachalam Nursery and Primary school, Mambakkam (Timiri)� Since steps to fulfil the required norms were not taken, these schools have been asked to close immediately.�