: Many educational institutions are conducting classes in blatant violation of norms in the district. Students are forced to attend classes in hot summer.
However, the institution managements say that classes are being organised for EAMCET aspirants but not for first year Intermediate students.
Parents allege that some school and college managements are not giving holidays and are exerting heavy pressure on the young minds. Children are losing touch with their family members, they said.
Student unions’ leaders blame the institute managements and the officials concerned for failure in implementing the government orders.
Some colleges are running classes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for first year Intermediate students and schools too are conducting classes from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the name of special classes for ninth and tenth class students.
‘Violation of child rights’
Child rights activists allege that the school and college managements are violating child rights. The institutions are not only harassing students but also torturing the teaching and non-teaching staff, they alleged.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) city president Ch. Nagi Reddy said that many corporate and private schools and colleges are organising classes without giving summer break.
“Though student unions organised protests condemning the attitude of some schools and managements, there is no respite for students. Collusion of some officials with vested interests is leading to collapse of the system,” Mr. Reddy alleged.
Parishad national secretary P. Suresh said the Education Department was least bothered over violation of norms by some corporate educational institutions.
Krishna District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Chairman B. Nagesh Rao said in the name of EAMCET, IIT and other coaching classes, many schools and college, including some government schools, are running classes.
“It is the duty of the government to protect child rights. There is no clarity on summer holidays till April-end,” Mr. Rao said and demanded that the officials take action against those who are conducting classes.
Parents too blame the school and college managements for not declaring summer vacations.
“The college management is insisting that my daughter should attend classes during the vacation. She is studying in a corporate college and the correspondent and the principal are not allowing her to visit her grand parents even for a couple of days,” said G. Mallika, a student’s mother.
Speaking to The Hindu , Intermediate Board Regional Inspecting Officer (RIO) M. Raja Rao said that colleges are conducting only EAMCET coaching classes and second year classes are yet to start in any institution.
“We will conduct raids after EAMCET is over and take action against the institutions, if they violate norms,” the RIO warned.
