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Academic year draws to a close, but angst over fees continues
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March 14, 2021 22:02 IST
Private school managements claim they are providing relief to parents on a case-by-case basis; parents say their children are being targeted
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The school fee matter has been under dispute for 11 months now, with parents and then school managements staging protests and seeking government intervention.
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Private school managements claim they are providing relief to parents on a case-by-case basis; parents say their children are being targeted
While students are preparing for their final examinations and teachers are getting ready to tackle the next academic year, parents and school managements are yet to arrive at a consensus on payment of school fees for the current year.
Crash course for kids? Not a bad idea
Crash course for kids? Not a bad idea
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Mar 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
Worried that children will lose a year or be promoted without learning anything,
parents look for
With the academic year coming to an end and
Covid cases rising, kindergarten classes are unlikely to open for the upcoming session. This means that children will miss another precious year, and so, many parents are knocking on the doors of schools to conduct crash courses online.
“My
son studies in LKG. We were waiting for Covid cases to come down for offline classes to resume. But the situation doesn’t look so good. Now, as we have not opted for any online class, we are worried about how my son will move to UKG next year. If he is made to study LKG in 2022, he would lose one year, which is unacceptable. However, on the other hand, if he is promoted to UKG, he would be moving to a
Now, existing institutions need not get one
Last year, the Department of Primary and Secondary Education decided to strictly enforce fitness and fire safety rules in all schools, existing as well as new applicants. However, it appears to have changed its priorities in the backdrop of COVID-19 and after lobbying from private school managements, said sources.
Last November, the department had a circular mandating that schools must obtain non-objection certificates (NoC) from the Fire and Emergency Services Department and the Building Fitness Department.
However, earlier this week, the department decided to do away with these rules for existing schools for this academic year. A new committee will be established to look into the modalities of this and submit their recommendations.
With limited staff, many schools stop online classes
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Managements say they have no choice as teachers cannot conduct online and offline classes simultaneously
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Managements say they have no choice as teachers cannot conduct online and offline classes simultaneously
Schools are finding it difficult to comply with the State government’s order to conduct on-campus and online classes for students due to the limited number of teaching staff on their rolls. Many managements have stopped online classes for higher primary and high school students as teachers are unable to juggle both sessions and also ensure that students have grasped concepts.