Udupi: Schools cannot celebrate Independence day on 14 August

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 14 August 2011: Some of the CBSC, ICSC syllabus English Medium Schools of the district, forgetting that they are in India, were conducting the Independence day celebrations on 14th August (on Pakistan’s Independence day) and declare holiday for the school on 15th August, thus the teachers and students comfortably stay at home on actual independence day. This practice has been going on since many years. But this time the Deputy Commissioner has given instructions to stop this dishonouring practice.

 

 
This time the Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.T. Reju has issued strict instructions to celebrate the independence day compulsorily on 15th August, in all government, aided, non-aided, CBSC, ICSC, including English medium schools. It is not just the celebration of independence day for formality, but the schools need to be responsible to the society and certain projects are organized which will be implemented through the education department.
 
During the independence day celebration, in order to highlight the awareness among the students, parents and the community; the slogans, banners, leaflets, still pictures, skits, songs and such activities on the significance of complete cleanliness revolution are to be organized. Programs to be conducted to encourage the creation of clean environment, through individual cleanliness, building and usage of toilets and such cleanliness practice, instructed the D.C.
 
Nagendra Madhyasta – Deputy Director of District Public Education Department has said that as per the instructions of the Deputy Commissioner, all the heads of the schools have been informed about these instructions.