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Move to shut down govt schools opposed
Move to shut down govt schools opposed. The Save Education Committee has demanded that the Telangana government stop closure of government schools in the name of rationalisation of schools.
IRRATIONAL STEP
- Proposal termed anti-people
- Successive governments flayed for weakening schools and encouraging corporate institutions
- Plea to appoint teachers for all classes and subjects in govt schools
- Govt urged to take over corporate institutions
Hyderabad: The Save Education Committee has demanded that the Telangana government stop closure of government schools in the name of rationalisation of schools.The Save Education Committee submitted a memorandum to Deputy Chief Minister (Education) Kadiyam Srihari in this regard, on Monday.
In the memorandum, the Committee has stated that the G.O.No.6 issued to shut down the schools was not proper and opined that closure of the schools is nothing but anti-people’s decision. The Committee stated that instead of closing down the schools, the government could develop them.
The Committee said the successive governments were weakening state-run schools and encouraging corporate educational institutions, resulting in political leaders, professors and teachers sending their children to such institutions. “Due to this attitude, the government schools and colleges, in which the poor children pursue education, have been neglected for several years resulting in the reduction in number of students in the government schools.
Committee president Prof. Chakradhara Rao, general secretary Prof. Haragopal and organising secretary Prof. K Laxminarayana have demanded that the State government continue primary schools in every village and hamlet, irrespective of the strength of students and introduce upper-primary education. The government must also continue up to Class IV in every primary school.
Classes can be run from Class V to VIII in every upper primary school and in high school. They also demanded that the State government sanction posts of teachers for every class and subject besides a headmaster to improve quality of education. The same policy should be implemented in every aided school, they said, adding that watchman, sweeper must be appointed on regular basis in every school.
They insisted that the government deny permission to new private schools and close down those which have no recognition. They demanded that the government take over the schools, which have recognition but no teachers, as per Andhra Pradesh Education Act (1/1994) The Committee further demanded that the government increase high school classes upto 12th and provide residential education in those schools.
The government set up ITI and polytechnic colleges in every district on residential basis. The government has to control the private and corporate colleges like Chaitanya, Narayana, Nalanda and Kamineni and take them into the hands of government under Section 19(6) and introduce common school system.
