School Blues....TOI article

NON-RECOGNITION OF STD V TO VII

Dadar school students to skip classes today

Parents Will Stage Silent Protest

Mumbai: Hundreds of children will bunk classes en masse at Balmohan Vidyamandir in Shivaji Park while their parents stage a silent protest outside the school on Wednesday over issues plaguing the school.
The prime reason behind the protest is that Standards V to VII at the English-medium section of the school are not recognised by the government. TOI had reported the matter last month.
Incidentally, parents had received a circular from the school informing them that recognition for the school was in progress. “For the last three years, we were not aware that our children were studying in a school that did not have government recognition. At least we could have been informed of the matter,’’ says a Std VII parent.
That’s not all. Parents say that teaching standards have dropped at the school. A number of teachers have left the school and replacements made hurriedly. This caused disruption during the first two months of studies in Std VII, because of which the syllabus could not be completed on time and had to be
hurriedly finished off. Hence, most of the class took tuitions.
“We are paying Rs 14,000 a year. But we are getting much value for the money,’’ said a parent. According to parents, teachers at the English-medium section are not competent and do not speak good English. TNN