BANGALORE
The Karnataka government’s decision on Thursday evening to withdraw the two-day holiday it had announced for schools and colleges came like a bolt from the blue for the institutions as well as parents and students.
The Karnataka government’s decision on Thursday evening to withdraw the two-day holiday it had announced for schools and colleges came like a bolt from the blue for the institutions as well as parents and students.
The educational institutions were taken unawares as there was no way they could pass on the news to their students, who had wrapped up their classes in the afternoon itself. Besides, there were reports that several parents had made all arrangements to go out during the long weekend.
Schools affiliated to the state board admitted that they did not know how to get in touch with their students and parents. “Bulk SMSes have been banned for 72 hours and we don’t have any other way for communication,” said D Shashi Kumar, organising secretary, Karnataka State Private Schools’ Management Federation.
However, technology came to the rescue of schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE). These institutions took the help of intranet and SMSes and informed parents and students that the schools would function normally on Friday and Saturday. “We took the help of intranet and SMSes to inform parents about the normal functioning of school on Friday and Saturday,” said Chitra Sharma, vice-principal of Delhi Public School (DPS), South, which is affiliated to CBSE.
Many private schools heaved a sigh of relief after the holidays were cancelled. “We are a relieved lot. Now, our mid-term exams won’t be disrupted,” said Dinakar Wilson, principal, Baldwin Boys High School.
“We have informed the parents about the continuation of exams, as scheduled earlier, through SMSes,” added Wilson.
Several educational institutions, which were unable to withdraw the declared holidays, contemplated holding classes on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) and Mahalaya Amavasya (October 7) to compensate for the two extra holidays.
A faculty member of a professional college in Mangalore said, “Our college is not in a position to cancel the two-day holiday as our outstation students have left for their hometowns.”
The move to hold classes during general holidays can create a problem for the NRI students who have already booked their air tickets for the mid-term vacation, air travel agencies in Mangalore confirmed.
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