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Last Update: April 18, 2023, 3:55 PM IST
Several private schools in West Bengal have opted for online classes (Representational image)
Schools, colleges and universities in the state, except in the two hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong, have been closed for a week till April 23 due to inclement weather.
Teachers’ associations of various universities in West Bengal on Monday expressed concern over the closure of educational institutions in the state due to heatwave conditions, saying it would affect academic programmes.
Schools, colleges and universities in the state, except in the two hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong, were closed for a week till April 23 due to inclement weather.
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Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) said that this sudden decision of the government will disrupt the scheduled examinations and other academic activities.
JUTA general secretary Partha Pratim Roy said, “The state government’s decision will adversely affect final year students who are about to take recruitment offers or pursue higher studies at other places.”
“Such decisions prove that higher education in the state is backward and universities have no autonomy,” he said.
JUTA urged the university to allow teachers and research scholars access to their offices and laboratories.
Debabrata Das, general secretary of the Rabindra Bharati University Teachers Association, said, “This is an important time for semester-based courses in colleges and universities. Such a decision is likely to affect the academic schedule for higher studies.” The Calcutta University Teachers’ Association (CUTA) said research work, seminars and projects have been prepared for the week, apart from course-related activities.
A spokesperson for CUTA said, “Such a sudden decision could affect the schedule.”
Several private schools in Kolkata such as La Martiniere for Boys, Birla High School, Sushila Birla Girls High School and BDM International School are conducting online classes.
Madhumita Sengupta, principal of BDM International School, said that her school is conducting online classes for primary, secondary and senior secondary classes.
Classes for pre-primary students will remain suspended for the time being, he told PTI.
Kolkata on Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 39.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 29.1 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 40 degree Celsius during the next 24 hours.
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