Karnataka govt writes to Maharashtra seeking replacement of Marathi teachers in their Kannada school
Bengaluru: Karnataka's Minister of Kannada and Culture, Shivaraj Tangadagi, announced on Friday that the state government has formally requested the Maharashtra government to appoint Kannada-trained teachers in Kannada schools located in districts bordering Karnataka. This decision follows concerns raised over the appointment of Marathi-educated teachers in Sangli and Solapur districts of southern Maharashtra, which share borders with Karnataka.
Minister Tangadagi confirmed that Karnataka had previously addressed a similar issue with the Kerala government regarding Kannada schools in Kasaragod, a border district with Kerala. Following Karnataka's request, Kerala replaced Malayalam-trained teachers with Kannada educators, demonstrating cooperation between the two states on linguistic educational matters.
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Assuring the public, Tangadagi expressed confidence that Maharashtra would also respond positively by appointing Kannada-trained teachers to these schools. He highlighted discussions with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, emphasizing the importance of using Kannada as the primary medium of instruction in border schools.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
