Bengaluru: Private schools refuse to reopen until government fulfils demands


Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SD)

Bengaluru, May 26: Citing government's apathy towards the needs of private schools and lack of funds, several private school associations in Karnataka alongside the Teachers’ Federation and the Minority Educational Institutions’ Association said they will not resume classes for the next academic year on June 15, 2021, if their demands are not fulfilled. Associated Management of English Medium schools in Karnataka (KAMS), Recognised Unaided Private Schools Association (RUPSA), Karnataka ICSE School Association, Karnataka Unaided Schools Managements Association (KUSMA), and other associations together have put forth a slew of demands including vaccination for teaching and non-teaching staff, relief packages and mandatory enrolment of students.


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Shashi Kumar, general secretary of KAMS, speaking to the media said that although the schools are prepared to reopen, unless the government issues an advisory asking parents to enrol their wards, they would not reopen the schools. They have further demanded that the teachers and the non-teaching staff be inoculated on priority basis before resuming operations for the academic year.

“The private schools’ management, teachers and all stakeholders held a meeting and we arrived at a conclusion that we will reopen schools from June 15. However, if the government fails to take any action towards vaccinating the teaching and non-teaching staff, we will not resume operations. We also demand the government to issue an advisory to the parents to ensure they enrol their wards in schools and also ensure they attend classes,” Shashi Kumar said.

Further, unlike what the government order stated, he said that the schools are being pressured to promote the children to higher grades without any assessment. The government had advised schools to assess children based on their performance in assignments and attendance.

Previously, the private schools had complained of a data security breach by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education, and demanded for action to be taken against the persons responsible for the security breach. The private schools had alleged that important personal data of students that is updated in the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+) database could be misused. The data is entered by Cluster Resource Persons (CRPs) who allegedly let individual schools use their user ID and passwords to do so, thereby compromising the security of the already recorded data.

“The government should promptly initiate action against the culprits behind the data breach and suspend them from their posts. If the government fails to do that, we (the private school associations) shall not back further data updates,” Shashi Kumar said.

In the relief package announced by the B S Yediyurappa-led government for various sectors, teachers were not included. Shashi Kumar appealed that either the government or the local leaders should come up with relief packages for the teachers.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Paul dsouza, balakunje

    Wed, May 26 2021

    GOOD DECISION.. GOVERNMENT MUST PAY COMPENSATION WHATEVER LOSSES. ALSO CALL UP PARENTS TO STAND BY YOU TO SUPPORT.

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Wed, May 26 2021

    Private schools earned a lot...

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  • NS BHAT, Mangaluru

    Wed, May 26 2021

    I dont ask govt to pay for private schools during normal situation. But during current situation, not only Karnataka govt, but also all govts including union govt should provide a package for private school teachers. Its implementation process will be easy because the teachers data of recognised schools is expected to be updated in govt records as per affeliation by law.

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  • Srinivas, Mangalore

    Wed, May 26 2021

    Are you guys serious? About opening school at this time? Taking risk all the time for the money

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  • NS BHAT, Mangaluru

    Wed, May 26 2021

    If you are not interested in private schools you can send your kids to govt schools. If you have found any private school collecting fees abnormally or illegally, you can oppose it legally. Ofcourse, there are many schools functioning only for money. But here, what private school management associations demand is correct. If private schools dont collect fees, do you pay salaries for teachers? If we compare private and govt schools each other, private schools reach unreachable children more affeciently than govt schools. You can find only a few finger-countable govt schools taking care of their children in such a way.

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  • felcy, mangalore

    Wed, May 26 2021

    Private schools are contributing a lot for the all round development of the students....But Govt, is not supported them...Over that asking them not to collect fees......how to pay the teachers.....Let the Govt. give packages.....so the the poor teachers who solely depend on their salary can be helped.....Govt. has done nothing to these private schools........How to maintain these schools....when teachers ask for the salary ,if no fees coiiected how to pay them.?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nallasopara

    Wed, May 26 2021

    Till then don't collect any money from Students ...

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  • Manav, Jeppu

    Wed, May 26 2021

    Jossy, Will you arrnage staff salary and staff expenses?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nallasopara

    Wed, May 26 2021

    Manav, Jeppu - That is the problem of the school - You cannot have Chat Bi Meri, Pat Bhi Meri ...

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  • Sameer, Riyadh

    Wed, May 26 2021

    With 10,171 active cases in DK, 22,758 cases being reported on 25th May alone and 4,24,381 active cases in the state - government planning to re open schools on June 15th? Let's not talk about threat from Black Fungus, White fungus and Yellow fungus

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  • NS BHAT, Mangaluru

    Wed, May 26 2021

    School starting date cant be predictable in current situation. But can we stop whole school education process? Just look at the demands of private schools. Are those demands illegal?

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Wed, May 26 2021

    How can schools reopen on June 15, 2021 when the state is in lockdown till June 07, 2021 ? Really surprising.............. .

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  • NS BHAT, Mangaluru

    Wed, May 26 2021

    Please note. June 15 comes after June 7.

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