CUTTACK: Implementation of tips notified by way of the state executive to scale back the weight of school baggage of scholars has come under judicial scrutiny following allegations that the prescribed norms are being blatantly flouted by way of faculties.
Acting on the allegations, the Orissa prime court on Monday sought from the state executive a answer on steps being taken to make sure implementation of the tips notified on March 8. On March 11, the state executive had filed a testimony at the side of the notification prescribing the tips based on a PIL petition on the downside of burden of heavy college baggage on young schoolchildren and the fallout on their well being due to it.
But when the case got here up on Monday, advocate-petitioner Kanhayalal Sharma filed a answer by means of a testimony, alleging that colleges have no longer even applied it for the instructional 12 months 2019-20 which is now continuing. In his affidavit, Sharma alleged that the schools have followed their age-old observe of selling multiple books on multiple topics lots of which aren't required to study to the students according to the said notification and tips. As a result, the tender scholars of the ICSE and CBSC faculties continue to suffer by way of wearing heavy college baggage. Citing the case of ebook list of ICSE faculties in Cuttack, Sharma said in his affidavit that an ICSE School has prescribed 19 books for Class -II and 11 thick copies. The books come with five books for English, two books for arithmetic, two each and every for Hindi and Odia, one each and every for science, GK, ethical science, artwork, craft or even a dictionary.
Another ICSE college has prescribed 37 books and copies for Class-V and many of the copies are of 128 pages each and every. Yet another ICSE college has prescribed for Class-IV 14 books and 26 choice of copies. Of these, 15 copies are of 148 pages each and every, Sharma said in his affidavit, adding, "This trend remains the same more or less in other ICSE schools, resulting in very heavy school bags."
In his affidavit, Sharma additionally claimed, "Many parents of ICSE schools in Cuttack have informed me in April that the school bags of their children, even in Class- V weighs about 10 kg as against the prescribed 2-3 kg and some of the kids have to carry them all the way up to the second floor classrooms, climbing more than 50 steps."
Taking into account the petitioner's answer, the division bench of Chief Justice K S Jhaveri and Justice K R Mohapatra posted the topic to May 13 for listening to at the side of the state executive's reaction.
The March 8, 2019, notification had prescribed that the weight of the school bag with textbooks and notebooks according to tips have been calculated at no longer exceeding 1.5 kg with reference to Class I and II, 2 to three kg (Class III to V), four kg (VI to VII), four.5 kg ( Class VIII to IX) and 5 kg (Class X).
Acting on the allegations, the Orissa prime court on Monday sought from the state executive a answer on steps being taken to make sure implementation of the tips notified on March 8. On March 11, the state executive had filed a testimony at the side of the notification prescribing the tips based on a PIL petition on the downside of burden of heavy college baggage on young schoolchildren and the fallout on their well being due to it.
But when the case got here up on Monday, advocate-petitioner Kanhayalal Sharma filed a answer by means of a testimony, alleging that colleges have no longer even applied it for the instructional 12 months 2019-20 which is now continuing. In his affidavit, Sharma alleged that the schools have followed their age-old observe of selling multiple books on multiple topics lots of which aren't required to study to the students according to the said notification and tips. As a result, the tender scholars of the ICSE and CBSC faculties continue to suffer by way of wearing heavy college baggage. Citing the case of ebook list of ICSE faculties in Cuttack, Sharma said in his affidavit that an ICSE School has prescribed 19 books for Class -II and 11 thick copies. The books come with five books for English, two books for arithmetic, two each and every for Hindi and Odia, one each and every for science, GK, ethical science, artwork, craft or even a dictionary.
Another ICSE college has prescribed 37 books and copies for Class-V and many of the copies are of 128 pages each and every. Yet another ICSE college has prescribed for Class-IV 14 books and 26 choice of copies. Of these, 15 copies are of 148 pages each and every, Sharma said in his affidavit, adding, "This trend remains the same more or less in other ICSE schools, resulting in very heavy school bags."
In his affidavit, Sharma additionally claimed, "Many parents of ICSE schools in Cuttack have informed me in April that the school bags of their children, even in Class- V weighs about 10 kg as against the prescribed 2-3 kg and some of the kids have to carry them all the way up to the second floor classrooms, climbing more than 50 steps."
Taking into account the petitioner's answer, the division bench of Chief Justice K S Jhaveri and Justice K R Mohapatra posted the topic to May 13 for listening to at the side of the state executive's reaction.
The March 8, 2019, notification had prescribed that the weight of the school bag with textbooks and notebooks according to tips have been calculated at no longer exceeding 1.5 kg with reference to Class I and II, 2 to three kg (Class III to V), four kg (VI to VII), four.5 kg ( Class VIII to IX) and 5 kg (Class X).
School bag weight issue under HC glare
![School bag weight issue under HC glare]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
April 17, 2019
Rating:
