schools: Rural Deo orders Udgam school to stop online lessons | Ahmedabad News
Ahmedabad: The head of education for the rural district of Ahmedabad, in a meeting with the administrator of the school Udgam Manan Choksi on Wednesday, demanded an explanation regarding the transport mess on Monday, which caused some delay 500 students for school buses that never arrived for more than two hours. Choksi went to the DEO’s office to ask for more time to respond to the show cause notice issued on Tuesday.
At the meeting, the DEO chastised Choksi for the school’s decision to provide online classes for grades I through V starting Monday. The official said it was against the rules to provide classes online as the state government ordered schools to only provide in-person instruction.
The DEO also ordered Choksi to compensate the students for the loss of education suffered due to the school’s decision to conduct classes online. The official asked the school to teach students again, in person, the part of the program taught online. “We rejected the trustee’s request for an extension and asked him to submit the response by April 8 on Friday. We have asked him to resolve the transportation issue as soon as possible so that the academic sessions of the students are not affected,” said RR Vyas, Rural DEO of Ahmedabad.
“I had gone to meet with the DEO for advice. We have assured officials that we will resolve the transportation issue as soon as possible and resume in-person instruction from April 7, Thursday,” Choksi said.
He said he also assured the officer that the school will ensure that education is not affected and will organize more classes if necessary.
“Parents had received a message from the school on Wednesday that they would only be providing online lessons with no physical instruction until further notice. This is a clear violation of the state government circular which states that there will only be physical education in school. If the transportation issue is not resolved, the DEO will decide whether the school will be allowed to operate in two shifts or not,” said Bhavin Vyas, President of the Parents’ Association.
At the meeting, the DEO chastised Choksi for the school’s decision to provide online classes for grades I through V starting Monday. The official said it was against the rules to provide classes online as the state government ordered schools to only provide in-person instruction.
The DEO also ordered Choksi to compensate the students for the loss of education suffered due to the school’s decision to conduct classes online. The official asked the school to teach students again, in person, the part of the program taught online. “We rejected the trustee’s request for an extension and asked him to submit the response by April 8 on Friday. We have asked him to resolve the transportation issue as soon as possible so that the academic sessions of the students are not affected,” said RR Vyas, Rural DEO of Ahmedabad.
“I had gone to meet with the DEO for advice. We have assured officials that we will resolve the transportation issue as soon as possible and resume in-person instruction from April 7, Thursday,” Choksi said.
He said he also assured the officer that the school will ensure that education is not affected and will organize more classes if necessary.
“Parents had received a message from the school on Wednesday that they would only be providing online lessons with no physical instruction until further notice. This is a clear violation of the state government circular which states that there will only be physical education in school. If the transportation issue is not resolved, the DEO will decide whether the school will be allowed to operate in two shifts or not,” said Bhavin Vyas, President of the Parents’ Association.