Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 12: Dr Shazad Malik, a known educationist and social activist from Poonch, has urged the Governor Satya Pal Malik to consider the genuine demands of the people of these areas who are even sitting on dharnas and protesting for their legitimate and genuine demand of upgradation of schools in their areas.
In a memorandum submitted to Raj Bhavan today, Dr Shazad submitted a list of four schools that need immediate upgradation, including High School Pathanateer, which was last upgraded in year 1992; High School, Sangiote, established in year 1954, Middle School Behrote, established in 1953 and High School Kasblari, Mendhar, which is one of the oldest school in the State, established in year 1918 and then upgraded in year 1996 as middle school and then in year 2005 as High School.
Dr Shazad has also apprised the Governor that in the absence of nearby high and higher secondary schools many parents do not send their wards for higher education and more specifically the girl students are deprived of their fundamental right to education.
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