Primary School: Overcrowded Classroom in K’pada Primary School | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: A 45-year-old government-run primary school at the riverside village of Bharigada in Kendrapada district has been operating for the last two years with only two rooms, one of which serves as the classroom where 51 students from classes I to V are forced to study. The other room serves as an office-cum-staffroom.
Students have to sit on the floor in the absence of benches and tables.Students complain they can’t understand what is being taught amid the cacophony where two teachers are forced to teach to separate groups of students. The school had three rooms, but after one became dilapidated, there are only two now which are in use.
“The school has two rooms. We are using one as our office. Due to shortage of rooms, we had to place all the students of classes I to V in a single room,” school headmistress Minerava Singh said.
“The school has no boundary wall. We have informed the authorities about our problems and had been assured that necessary steps would be taken to resolve the situation,” Singh added.
“We complained many times before the authorities about overcrowded classroom and lack of infrastructure,” said Ananta Charan Behera, a parent.
“The school has no toilet and as a result many students, particularly girls, face a lot of problem,” said Debendra Rout, another parent. Out of 51 students, the school has 20 girls.
Kailash Chandra Sahoo, the block education officer (BEO) of Rajkanika, admitted that problem exists. “Steps are being taken to construct additional classrooms in the school soon,” Sahoo said.
Students have to sit on the floor in the absence of benches and tables.Students complain they can’t understand what is being taught amid the cacophony where two teachers are forced to teach to separate groups of students. The school had three rooms, but after one became dilapidated, there are only two now which are in use.
“The school has two rooms. We are using one as our office. Due to shortage of rooms, we had to place all the students of classes I to V in a single room,” school headmistress Minerava Singh said.
“The school has no boundary wall. We have informed the authorities about our problems and had been assured that necessary steps would be taken to resolve the situation,” Singh added.
“We complained many times before the authorities about overcrowded classroom and lack of infrastructure,” said Ananta Charan Behera, a parent.
“The school has no toilet and as a result many students, particularly girls, face a lot of problem,” said Debendra Rout, another parent. Out of 51 students, the school has 20 girls.
Kailash Chandra Sahoo, the block education officer (BEO) of Rajkanika, admitted that problem exists. “Steps are being taken to construct additional classrooms in the school soon,” Sahoo said.
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