New academic year brings fresh worries for parents

Raju Gavali / TNN / Mar 13, 2007, 23:19 IST

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The academic year draws to a close this month, but the fate of 24 schools in the city alone, which face derecognition for flouting the language policy of the government, still remains undecided.

New academic year brings fresh worries for parents

BELGAUM: The academic year draws to a close this month, but the fate of 24 schools in the city alone, which face derecognition for flouting the language policy of the government, still remains undecided.
With no clear indication from the education department regarding the rehabilitation of the students studying in these derecognised schools, parents are running from pillar to post to get admission for their wards in recognised schools.
Managements of derecognised schools are making last-ditch efforts to convince parents that the government's decision regarding their schools is a political stunt and they should desist from shifting their students to other schools.
A representative of a school management, who did not want to be named, said their association has been making all efforts and expressed confidence that they will succeed in getting recognition for their schools before the beginning of next academic year.

Last week, education minister Basavaraj Horatti had stated that a sub-committee will decide on the matter. But with no decision yet, the future of students studying in the derecognised schools hangs in balance.
Recognised schools have already begun the admission process. Parents of students studying in the now derecognised schools are being forced to cough up the donation amount which they had withheld to protest against the school managements for not informing them about the government action.

Prabhu, a parent, said he had to pay the fees withheld by him as the school management insisted that unless all the dues were settled, bona fide certificates will not be issued to his ward.
Some schools which have permission to teach in English medium from sixth standard have been asking parents to keep their wards in the schools instead of hopping to different schools.
They are trying to convince the parents that they will keep records of conducting classes in Kannada medium up to fifth standard for verification of the education department and education can be continued in English medium from sixth standard.
A section of parents even seen inclined to this proposal as they do not want to risk shifting their wards due to high donation demands from the recognised schools.
They have been demanding that the government arrange for the rehabilitation of their wards as managements of recognised schools are simply taking advantage of their helplessness.

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