Guwahati: Low attendance was recorded in primary schools on the first day on Tuesday Assam After five months of closure due to the growing threat of Covid-19.
Many parents did not send their children to school for fear of spreading the infection. but the evicted children Dholpur Those in lower Assam’s Darrang district, whose families were recently evicted from their homes, were very excited to return to their classes. They came out in large numbers with new hope in their eyes.
Four government primary schools in Dholpur were closed as the area was being plowed for a state agriculture project, forcing the administration to launch a massive eviction drive last month to make the area encroachment-free.
The six local teachers appointed here were shifted to five schools near Dholpur, which are yet to face bulldozers. Teachers from outside in these schools have already been linked with schools around Sipajhar town.
No. 3 Dholpur resident Rofikul Islam, who was the headmaster of Pacchim Suba LP School Who still exists amidst the rubble in Dholpur, tears welled up when he met his students at a new school, Dakshin Dholpur LP School. Islam said, “The books, notes and uniforms of many of my students were damaged or burnt during the eviction. Some came empty handed with me on the first day to their new school.”
For the students of Dholpur, sharing textbooks and study material in cramped classrooms didn’t matter. Abida Khatoon, a Class V student, said, “For so many days we missed classes. There is no scope to study in overcrowded camps. Schools are the best option for us.”
Dholpur does not have an electricity connection, although the government has several primary schools and three basic health care facilities. Islam’s house was also demolished in the last eviction drive. He has since taken refuge in a nearby area and is unsure of the parents’ decision whether they will continue to send their children to school.
But Islam was surprised to see that 70 students from his previous school are coming here. Dakshin Dholpur school. “In all, over 100 students came to my new school on the first day. They are committed students,” he said.
From Mazarsuba LP School Teacher Abdul Aziz transferred in Dholpur Kamarchar LP School. Aziz said that they are encouraging parents to engage their children in education. Aziz said, “Eviction was a harsh reality which the students witnessed at a young age. But we are motivating the parents to think about their future. We are on duty to serve them.”
The government was preparing to welcome about 50 lakh students of primary schools on Tuesday. However, attendance remained low in most of the schools. “But the response in upper primary (classes VI to VIII) was good. More students went to schools in rural areas. Overall, 25 to 30 per cent students attended classes in Morigaon today,” it said. Morigaon District Elementary Education Officer, Bulli Gogoi Bhuyan.
Many parents did not send their children to school for fear of spreading the infection. but the evicted children Dholpur Those in lower Assam’s Darrang district, whose families were recently evicted from their homes, were very excited to return to their classes. They came out in large numbers with new hope in their eyes.
Four government primary schools in Dholpur were closed as the area was being plowed for a state agriculture project, forcing the administration to launch a massive eviction drive last month to make the area encroachment-free.
The six local teachers appointed here were shifted to five schools near Dholpur, which are yet to face bulldozers. Teachers from outside in these schools have already been linked with schools around Sipajhar town.
No. 3 Dholpur resident Rofikul Islam, who was the headmaster of Pacchim Suba LP School Who still exists amidst the rubble in Dholpur, tears welled up when he met his students at a new school, Dakshin Dholpur LP School. Islam said, “The books, notes and uniforms of many of my students were damaged or burnt during the eviction. Some came empty handed with me on the first day to their new school.”
For the students of Dholpur, sharing textbooks and study material in cramped classrooms didn’t matter. Abida Khatoon, a Class V student, said, “For so many days we missed classes. There is no scope to study in overcrowded camps. Schools are the best option for us.”
Dholpur does not have an electricity connection, although the government has several primary schools and three basic health care facilities. Islam’s house was also demolished in the last eviction drive. He has since taken refuge in a nearby area and is unsure of the parents’ decision whether they will continue to send their children to school.
But Islam was surprised to see that 70 students from his previous school are coming here. Dakshin Dholpur school. “In all, over 100 students came to my new school on the first day. They are committed students,” he said.
From Mazarsuba LP School Teacher Abdul Aziz transferred in Dholpur Kamarchar LP School. Aziz said that they are encouraging parents to engage their children in education. Aziz said, “Eviction was a harsh reality which the students witnessed at a young age. But we are motivating the parents to think about their future. We are on duty to serve them.”
The government was preparing to welcome about 50 lakh students of primary schools on Tuesday. However, attendance remained low in most of the schools. “But the response in upper primary (classes VI to VIII) was good. More students went to schools in rural areas. Overall, 25 to 30 per cent students attended classes in Morigaon today,” it said. Morigaon District Elementary Education Officer, Bulli Gogoi Bhuyan.
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