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The Commissioner for School Education issued a circular on May 18 to deputy directors and block education officers, instructing them to ensure all schools follow the reopening norms after the summer vacation. The Commissioner declared summer holidays for schools from April 14 to May 28, 2024.
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K Naganna Gowda, chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR), said he had received complaints from parents. He warned that inadequate holidays could diminish students’ interest in learning and announced plans to issue notices to schools.
Meanwhile, child rights activists have welcomed the CM’s directive to the Chief Secretary to form a task force with various departments to ensure the effective implementation of various acts aimed at children’s welfare. “I want the government to ensure the functioning of various committees formed for the welfare of children and to create awareness on the POCSO Act. Arrangements have to be made for counselling for children at the school level. Care should be taken to avoid embarrassment to the adolescent girls who are pregnant,” said Nagasimha G Rao of Child Rights Trust.