Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 26: The private schools of Kashmir today granted mass promotion to thousands of students from Nursery to 7th-standard.
The decision was taken after a day-long meeting of the Coordination Committee of Private School Associations (CCPSA) here. It was decided to grant mass promotion to all the students of private schools in the back drop of last month’s floods in which thousands of students lost school books and over 5 lakh people were rendered homeless.
The committee has asked all private schools to promote the students in their respective institutes. “The participating schools agreed in the meeting about the resolution and those who couldn’t participate have been informed about the decision,” said G N Var, general secretary Private Schools United Front.
The participants slammed the Government for almost destroying the education sector with their ill plans. “If the Government does not make March session a permanent feature then they should expect violation of these unjustified rules from us,” said Abdul Qayoom Wani, chairman Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum and president Employees Joint Action Committee.
Wani said: “The March session suits our students as it would make them more equipped to compete not only at national level but also at global level.” He appealed the civil society to come forward and save the education sector from vested interests who want to make it a political fodder.
Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) President, Showkat Choudhary also slammed the Government for lack of vision in developing education sector. “It seems our education system has been hijacked by few schools and Government works on their whims, but all this needs to be changed,” he said.
Choudhary said that Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) is already in touch with Government for compensating the schools that were damaged due to floods.
Dr Mushtaq Ahmad, Central Coordinator PSCC said. “There is a great deal of apprehension among students and parents regarding the future. On the insistence of parents and after deliberation, all the schools of Valley have decided to grant mass promotion to the students right from Nursery to 7th Class based on previous performance/term-end achievements to classify under-average, average and above-average students.”
Dr Mushtaq said after completing all formalities, the new classes of the promoted students would start by November 1 in their respective schools. “Representatives of private schools, businessmen, teachers, parents and other stake holders of the society were present in the meeting”, he added.
Member Bar Sssociation Advocate G N Shaheen also spoke on the occasion and termed the Government education policy as flawed, “which needs a thorough review.”
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