Mysore: The Karnataka Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (KCPCR) has recommended to the department of public instruction (DPI) to declare the academic year 2020-21 as no examination year and only learning year.
In a three-page recommendation made to the department, KCPCR has also recommended to the DPI to appoint counsellors to infuse confidence among children as they are out of school for the last few months. The commission recommended Covid-19 tests for students, teachers and mid-day meal workers before the start of the school. The commission recommended early start of lower primary schools.
Presently many private schools are holding mid-term examinations. In government schools Vidyagama scheme has been implemented to keep students engaged in the learning activities. “In the Vidyagama scheme also there is a provision to hold examination,” said a BEO from Mysuru.
KCPCR chairman Antony Sebastian informed that these recommendations have been made based on the commission’s field experience and the provisions of Right to Education (RTE).
“Many schools don’t have proper toilets and drinking water arrangements. In such circumstances students will be exposed to the risk of contracting the virus. Keeping all these in mind, we made these recommendations,” he said.
The highlights of the recommendations include starting schools with less than 30 students to begin with, with half-day classes, separate SoPs for primary and secondary schools, shift system in those schools with more students, mandatory school sanitisation before school reopening, consultation meeting with School Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC) members and parents before school reopening, mandatory hand washing facility in all the schools with soaps, masks for all the children especially for children above 11 years old, regular health check-ups, medical support if any student develops symptoms and hot drinking water. The commission also stressed the importance of nutritious food, milk and mandatory social distancing in the classroom activities.
In a three-page recommendation made to the department, KCPCR has also recommended to the DPI to appoint counsellors to infuse confidence among children as they are out of school for the last few months. The commission recommended Covid-19 tests for students, teachers and mid-day meal workers before the start of the school. The commission recommended early start of lower primary schools.
Presently many private schools are holding mid-term examinations. In government schools Vidyagama scheme has been implemented to keep students engaged in the learning activities. “In the Vidyagama scheme also there is a provision to hold examination,” said a BEO from Mysuru.
KCPCR chairman Antony Sebastian informed that these recommendations have been made based on the commission’s field experience and the provisions of Right to Education (RTE).
“Many schools don’t have proper toilets and drinking water arrangements. In such circumstances students will be exposed to the risk of contracting the virus. Keeping all these in mind, we made these recommendations,” he said.
The highlights of the recommendations include starting schools with less than 30 students to begin with, with half-day classes, separate SoPs for primary and secondary schools, shift system in those schools with more students, mandatory school sanitisation before school reopening, consultation meeting with School Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC) members and parents before school reopening, mandatory hand washing facility in all the schools with soaps, masks for all the children especially for children above 11 years old, regular health check-ups, medical support if any student develops symptoms and hot drinking water. The commission also stressed the importance of nutritious food, milk and mandatory social distancing in the classroom activities.
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