Private schools are still unclear about certain aspects of the Act—one of them being the definition of “minority institutions”.
Karnataka State Unaided Private Schools Managements Federation—with 800 schools under it—is throwing in its lot with the Karnataka Unaided Schools Management Association (Kusma) that is protesting against the state government over the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
In a meeting held on Tuesday, the members of the federation set a one-week deadline for the state government to convene a meeting of all school associations in the state to resolve issues related to RTE Act.
Kusma, on Sunday, announced that the 1,600-odd state schools under it—of which about 600 are in Bangalore—would remain closed from July 16 to 22 in protest against the exclusion of some schools from the RTE.
Private schools are still unclear about certain aspects of the Act—one of them being the definition of “minority institutions”, which is being sought from the state.
After the Kusma announcement, many school associations have come forward to support the idea of shutting schools for a week to seek clarity on RTE.
D Shashi Kumar, organising secretary of the federation, said: “We have given a week’s time for the government. If the authorities concerned neglect the issue, then we will also go with Kusma and shut the schools.”
According to federation members, it is the duty of the government to call for a meeting with all associations concerned. “When they called for implementation of the Act, we agreed to go about with it. But now they have forgotten all their promises. So, it is better for the state to have a meeting,” said Shashi Kumar.
The Karnataka Federation of Independent Schools’ Management (KFISM) will hold a meeting today to decide whether to join Kusma in its shutdown stir or not. As many as 152 ICSE and 132 CBSE schools come under it.
However, the Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka does not endorse the idea of shutting schools.
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