Parents favour reopening of schools after Pongal Updated: Updated: They want vaccine to be administered to students on a priority basis Share Article AAA Parents submit completed forms on reopening of schools at a higher secondary school in Tirunelveli on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. Lakshmi Arun They want vaccine to be administered to students on a priority basis A majority of parents of SSLC and Plus Two students, who have to appear for the public examination in March/April, are of the opinion that the Department of School Education should reopen schools that remain closed since March last due to COVID-19.