Out of the 11, 335 private schools in Tamil Nadu, 987 remained shut on Monday after their associations across the State called for a one-day closure of their institutions to condemn the violence at Kallakurichi.
Violence and vandalisation of property took place on Sunday on a private school campus in Kallakurichi where a Class XII student was found dead last week.
Data released by the Directorate of Matriculation schools showed that 89% of 4,445 matriculation schools, 95% of 5,296 nursery and primary schools and 86% of 1,371 CBSE schools were functioning.
