: Even as several private schools under the aegis of the Karnataka Private School Joint Action Committee (KPSJAC) have said that they would not comply with the safety guidelines until a dialogue is initiated, some schools in the city that have said that they would comply, have demanded an extension of the deadline set by the Police Department, which ends on August 31.
B.N. Leelavathi, headmaster of the Venkateshwara Higher Primary School in Mathikere, said it was not possible for the school to adhere to the deadlines. She said as small private schools did not have reserve funds, it would be difficult to mobilise funds at such short notice.
Government school headmasters, however, were clueless about how they would mobilise funds for installing CCTV cameras. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, Malleswaram MLA, said he would try to mobilise funds for government schools in his constituency through the MLA and MP funds.
Government schoolsMeanwhile, Rajkumar Khatri, Principal Secretary, Primary and Secondary Education, said Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar had written to the Home Department explaining that there was a financial crunch. He admitted that it would not be possible for government schools to adhere to the guidelines on safety of children within the stipulated deadline. He added that there would be a consultation among stakeholders to discuss the issue.
