"U Twal, chair of the Myanmar Private Teachers Federation, said the regulation was agreed at a meeting with the parliament Education Enhancement Committee. U Aung Phyo Thu, founder of Yar Pyae private school in Pyinmana township in Nay Pyi Taw, “We are ready to abide by the social distancing rule. If our school is not allowed to reopen, it may result in fewer students passing the matriculation examinations, especially those from low-income families.” Private schools in Pantanaw township in Ayeyarwady Region have been permitted to reopen by the township COVID-19 committee, but private schools in Pyinmana are still awaiting their township committee’s decision. U Nay Win Khaing, chair of the Myanmar Teachers Federation in Pyinmana, said if Nay Pyi Taw rejected the schools’ request to reopen, it could lead to the growth of unofficial schools and financial problems for teachers. The government has set the reopening of schools for July 21, starting with high schools, and followed by primary and middle schools two weeks later..."