Surat’s schools under scrutiny

The education officer in charge of primary schools in Surat’s Kamrej taluka has asked officers to submit a report within seven days, on the functioning of private schools. The order follows a complaint from the president of the Kamrej Congress Committee, which alleged that these schools were not following norms prescribed by the government and cluster resource centres (CRCs).

Under scrutiny

The complaint states that many private educational institutions in the rural areas of Kamrej taluka are not being run in accordance with government norms, putting students at risk of physical injury and even death. Moreover, it has been found that some institutions do not even have playgrounds. Officers have been tasked with verifying these claims and also initiating action against violators.

To this end, the CRC inspection team will conduct a spot inspection of all the private primary schools in the cluster, collect the facts, and submit a report to the block-level officers before July 30.