Spl students against two shifts in school

Deaf and mute students of a state-run school demanded on Monday that classes be conducted in one shift and the principal be replaced as she does not understand their sign language.

The students of Seth Anandilal Poddar senior secondary school on JLN Road here protested against two shifts, holding placards stating ‘We want those who understand our language.’

After the protest, additional district education officer Ashok Sharma said the school would revert to one-shift-a-day arrangement from August 1.

The education department constituted a six-member committee that will report on improvements required in the school.

The committee, comprising the assistant district education officer (education cell), school secretary, two parents and two students, will submit the report in three days. Till then the principal has been relieved from duty. “We have also banned use of mobile phones in classrooms by both students and teachers; every fortnight the education officer will hold inspection of the school,” Sharma said.

The organisation of the students’ parents – Anubhav Mook Shakti Abhibhavak Sanstha – submitted a memorandum to education minister Vasudev Devanani, supporting the demands. “It is difficult for students to attend classes in two shifts as they are coming from as far as 10-60km,” said Abhibhavak Sanstha secretary Yogendra Kumar Joshi.

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