210 students in Udupi skip SSLC examination on first day; officials say nothing to do with Hijab row
Udupi: As many as 210 students in the Udupi district were reported absent on the first day of the SSLC examination which commenced on Monday. The examinations were held at 58 centres in the Udupi district.
According to the official data, 117 students at regular centres and 93 at private centres remained absent during the exam on Monday.
A senior government official confirmed to the reporters that despite confusion pertaining to the Hijab issue and the government orders regarding the rules and regulations, the students were unable to appear for the exam due to personal reasons and not due to the Hijab controversy.
He further added that a majority of the students who did not appear for the exams on Monday were those who had returned home to other parts of the state owing to the COVID Pandemic. “As we were not considering the attendance of the students this year, we did not leave out their name from the list,” he said.
In the 5 zones of the district, he said, “Including 13,666 fresher and 9 repeaters a total of 13675 students have registered for the exam, out of which 13550 fresher and 8 repeaters appeared for today’s exam. Thus, 117 candidates were absent including 116 fresher and a repeater.”
Reports said that no candidate wrote their exam from the COVID Care Centre today. However, in the special rooms arranged for the affected persons in respective examination centres, about 12 candidates were reported to have written their exams considering safety.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
