early times report
Jammu, Sept 9: Chief Education Officer Jammu, Sh. Ajeet Sharma conducted yesterday an extensive tour of various schools across the four zones of Marh, Akhnoor, Jourian and Khour to assess the preparedness of institutions after the long closure of schools due to heavy rains and flooding. CEO Jammu was accompanied with Deputy CEO Jammu (HQ Akhnoor), Sardar Harjeet Singh.
Many schools across Jammu and Kashmir had reported damage during the recent spell of heavy rains and floods. As schools are scheduled to reopen this week, the visit aimed at ensuring readiness for safe resumption of classes and continuity of learning.
During the visit, CEO Jammu, Sh. Ajeet Sharma inspected the following institutions:-
HSS Jhiri, Zone Marh,
HSS Boys Akhnoor, Zone Akhnoor,
HSS Girls Akhnoor, Zone Akhnoor,
HSS Sohal, Zone Akhnoor,
HS Dhok Khalsa, Zone Jourian,
HSS Pallanwalan, Zone Khour,
MS Platan, Zone Khour,
HSS Khour, Zone Khour,
MS Thallian, Zone Jourian,
HSS Jourian, Zone Jourian.
The Chief Education Officer Jammu interacted with the Heads of Institutions and staff members of the schools and issued on-the-spot directions to address safety, infrastructure, and academic concerns.
At HSS Jhiri, the Head of Institution was instructed to conduct classes only in the safe portions of the building. The affected structure must be repaired and rectified, with a safety certificate obtained before students return.
At HSS Pallanwalan where part of the building is presently being used as a camp for border migrants, the CEO directed the management to ensure proper arrangements for smooth functioning of classes in the remaining portion of the school premises.
The CEO Jammu further instructed all the staff members to continue online teaching until offline classes fully resume, so that academic activities do not suffer. He also urged Heads of Institutions and staff to encourage students of Classes 1 to 8 to actively use the SwiftChat application, a chatbot-based learning development tool provided by J&K Samagra Shiksha to Vidhya Samiksha Kendra( VSK) for supporting continuous learning.
The CEO Jammu reiterated that safety of every stake holder including children, Staff and parents is top most priority and no compromise will be tolerated in this regard. He stressed that immediate repairs, proper classroom management, and adoption of supplementary digital learning resources are essential steps to ensure uninterrupted education in the wake of recent natural calamities.
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