Rising Covid infection in students raises concern in Odisha
The government must consider it for the wellbeing of all and should be held responsible for any untoward development, said chairperson of the parents body Basudev Bhatt.
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BHUBANESWAR: After Jharsuguda and Sundargarh, spread of Covid-19 among students of a residential school at Konark in Puri district has sparked disquiet over safety measures in educational institutions following reopening.Sources said four students in a high school functioning under ST/SC Development department in the town have tested positive and are undergoing treatment in isolation. Initially, two students, one hostel inmate and a day scholar, developed symptoms and subsequently samples were collected. They were found infected and later, two more students also tested positive.
Students will be allowed to attend school only with a written consent from parents
BHUBANESWAR: Providing relief to thousands of students, the state government on Saturday announced the dates of the annual High School Certificate (HSC) and Plus II examinations.
The Class X board exam will be held from May 3 to 15. The Plus II board exam will begin from May 15 and conclude on June 11. The practical exams for both will begin from April 29.
To prepare students for the board exams, the government has decided to reopen schools for classes X and XII from January 8. Students will attend 100 days of classroom teaching till April 28, including on Saturdays and Sundays. Students will be allowed to attend school only with a written consent from parents. The state government has issued a detailed standard operating procedure for schools, teachers and students on the subject of reopening.
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BHUBANESWAR: The move to offer reservation to students of government schools in medical/engineering courses has evoked mixed reactions. While government schools welcomed the proposal, a section of people questioned further quota in admission, saying it would kill meritocracy. Instead, the government should take steps to provide better coaching to students from government schools, they said.
Prashant Pati, general secretary of Odisha new grant-in-aid secondary school teachers and employees’ association, welcomed the proposal of providing reservation to government school students.
“Odisha has more government schools than private and several poor students study in government schools. They do not get special coaching for engineering or medical entrance examinations like private institutions. So, this quota is a good idea,” Pati said.
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha School & Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash today urged the members of Parent Associations’ forum to be patient and wait for the High Court’s order on increased fees collection by private schools in the state.
Today, members of the outfit staged a demonstration in front of the S&ME Minister’s residence in Gangotri Nagar here demanding his intervention in the matter. The parents’ association alleged that some private schools in the State are threatening to issue transfer certificates to students in case they were unable to pay the fees.
Speaking about this issue, Minister Dash urged the parents and guardians to keep patience as a case filed by Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha is pending in the Orissa High Court. Principal Secretary of the Department has submitted an affidavit in this matter before the High Court, he said.
Odisha ICSE schools oppose MoU on fee waiver
The report stated that following mediation with different stakeholders, an MoU was signed on different slabs of fees reduction for separate categories of unaided private schools.
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CUTTACK: The issue of school fee waiver, being adjudicated by the Orissa High Court, took a new turn on Thursday with the Association of Odisha ICSE Schools raising objection to the report submitted by the Principal Secretary of School and Mass Education department.
The report stated that following mediation with different stakeholders, an MoU was signed on different slabs of fees reduction for separate categories of unaided private schools. In an affidavit, association secretary Father S Joseph opposed the report on the ground that English medium schools like the 50 DAV and around 100 ICSE schools functioning in the State were not among the stakeholders who signed the M0U.