Anand Niketan Satellite gets DEO notice over keeping school open on Ambedkar Jayanti

A school in the Satellite area of Ahmedabad was served notice for keeping the school open on Monday on the occasion of Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, a national holiday.

As per the instructions from the Ahmedabad District Education Officer (DEO), Anand Niketan School Satellite is ordered to clarify the complaint received about conducting educational activities on the public holiday of Ambedkar Jayanti.

The school has been asked to submit the complete day’s CCTV recording footage from 8 am onwards on Monday.

If the school fails to submit the evidence within the given time frame, a warning has been issued regarding consequential action as per the rules. 

Notably, a complaint was also received against the same school for holding classes and calling students on Mahavir Jayanti. Following this, the Ahmedabad city DEO had issued notices to Anand Niketan School and two other schools.Also read:

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