Karnataka: Exams postponed and midday meals disrupted after teachers strike work | Bengaluru News – Times of India

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BENGALURU: Chaos and confusion reigned in most state-run educational institutions on Wednesday after school and college teachers joined the government employees’ strike that was called to exert pressure on the government to implement the 7th Pay Commission.
Several students, especially from class 10 and I PUC, who had preparatory exams slotted for the day, arrived at their schools and colleges as usual, only to return home, confused when the exam would be held. Timetables are decided by the deputy director of PU education concerned and varies with districts. The disruption in exams not only affected government PU colleges but private ones as well.
“There was no clarity on exams,” said a staff member of a private PU college in Bengaluru. “We began getting messages on changes in the exam schedule from the DDPU only on Wednesday. We immediately informed our students. The messages began coming in at 7am, while the exam was at 9am. There was total chaos. We are now waiting for the fresh timetable.”
Speaking on SSLC preparatory exams, a principal of a government school said: “Our students came to school and were asked to return. We don’t know yet when this exam will be held.”
Midday meal disrupted
Milk and midday meals too were disrupted. Many children who came to school returned home after learning that the meal — their most nutritious one for the day — would not be served.
Anant Arora, chief sustainability and communications officer of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, which provides midday meals to schools in Bengaluru, said, “Akshaya Patra serves both government and gover nment-aided schools. We were intimated earlier in the day that the government schools in the city might be closed. So, we calibrated our production as per requirements of governmentaided schools. However, government-aided schools also recorded low attendance resulting in excess food. This was distributed to economically weaker sections across the city to avoid wastage.”
There were heated arguments between SDMC members and teachers in some areas of the state. Niranjanaradhya VP, educationist, said: “This is, perhaps, the highest disregard for the welfare of children. Teachers cannot decide whether schools can be shut or not. They are worried about their own monetary benefits and not about students. Is this the time to go on strike? The government has completely failed.”

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