Damauli, March 12: The school
principals, teachers and employees at Ambukhaireni rural municipality of Tanahu
district have decided to admit their children to community schools.
A meeting of the school principals
took a decision that they must enroll their wards at the community
schools.
Chief of education section at rural
municipality, Nirmala Kunwar, informed that the decision was made in a bid to
increase quality education and spread positive message. "The decision
would be enforced from coming academic session," she said.
The people's representatives in
rural municipality had launched a campaign for community school enrolment since
last year. The recent decision of the principals and teachers is expected to
make the drive successful.
Rural municipality Chair Shukra
Chuman observed that teachers' cooperation to their campaign had encouraged
them. The people's representatives joined the bandwagon by admitting their
children at community since last academic session, he added. "It is a
historic initiative," he argued.
Chuman further said an education
transformation drive was in place at local levels so that it would contribute
to quality education at community schools.
In addition to this, management of
physical infrastructures, fulfillment of teachers' quota and capacity building
of teachers are other priorities.
There are 35 community schools from
six wards of Ambukhaireni rural municipality. Some 400 students are receiving
education there.
The rural municipality has also
planned to provide shuttle service on grant for the schools. (RSS)