State Government at the moment has no plan of reopening schools: Karnataka Education Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Education Minister, Suresh Kumar on Tuesday added that the government had no plans at the moment to restart schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, asserting that the government was taking all the measures towards engaging students in learning.
He was addressing a webinar on Tuesday with the NGOs working in the educational sector to launch technology-based education and school activities in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic.
“This is the first time in the country and in the state that schools have not been able to start on schedule. All efforts are being made to enable the children to continue learning” Suresh Kumar said during the webinars seeking their suggestions in implementing technology-based education to enable students to continue their learning.
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Suggestions like using platforms such as WhatsApp and YouTube in helping students continue learning were discussed during the webinar.
He said that all the suggestions given by NGOs for the purpose of children's learning will be consolidated and the program will be implemented in the context of the respective areas.
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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.
