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| Pvt schools open despite summer holidays | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, July 21: Flouting the orders of the government and the monitoring committee of the Directorate of School Education, Jammu, many private schools are open here despite summer vacations upto July 31 thereby forcing the students to attend classes in humid conditions.
Majority of private schools are holding their usual classes and one of the private higher secondary school even hold classes during entire summer vacation for 11th and 12th classes, alleged local residents.
“It has become a routine for some private schools to hold classes on holidays. This puts a lot of pressure on children,” said Sahil Gupta, a local NGO member.
“It seems the managements of private schools have a parallel directorate, which decides their academic calendar. Despite strict warnings from the government, they keep their premises open,” said a couple from housing colony.
They added that these school charge tuition fees of their choice, change uniform every year and even sell books in their premises but education authorities have failed to enforce law and remain a mute spectator.
Parents of students of private institutes has alleged that despite charging hefty amount of money on the name of tuition and other annual charges no facility is being given to students in school.
Even safety norms set by authorities are been flouted openly.
However, the District Education authorities, when contacted said: “No complaint has been received yet. We will take strict action and ensure that the rules are not flouted.”
In past number of times, certain schools were functional on gazetted holiday but authorities took no action, alleged local residents.
Parents of students demanded that such schools violating norms should be derecognized.
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