CBSE to identify nearby schools to shift Jaipur private school’s Class 9 & 11 students, ETEducation
Jaipur/Kota: A day after the CBSE withdrew affiliation of Jaipur’s Neerja Modi School and ordered that students in its Class 9 and 11 be shifted to other CBSE schools after the end of the session, CBSE’s regional office in Ajmer said Wednesday it will begin identifying nearby schools to accommodate the students.
Officials said they will assess seat availability in nearby schools and shift students accordingly.
“All students will be shifted to nearby schools, and the board will take care of the admission process. We will make sure that the transition is smooth for students and according to the subjects they are studying, so that they do not face any problem,” said a senior official from the CBSE’s Ajmer office.
The parents of Amaira Kumar, the Class 4 student who fell to death from the school’s fourth floor parapet, welcomed the CBSE’s decision but said they were only partially satisfied as a result of the state govt’s “inaction” against the school.
The parents, Vijay Meena and his wife Shivani, in Kota Wednesday also demanded withdrawal of affiliation for the school’s upper primary classes and said a case of abetment of suicide should be filed against the school principal and the responsible teachers. “With a tragedy as big as this, the state govt itself should have initiated action against the school,” Meena told TOI.
Neerja Modi School principal, Indu Dubey, meanwhile, referred to the CBSE action as “too harsh”. Speaking to TOI, she said, “The decision taken by CBSE is very unfortunate and especially harsh on students of grades 9 to 12 as they are at a crucial time of their career paths. We are fully committed to academic interests of our students and will ensure they are protected as per guidelines.”
She added that the school’s sole priority remains students, “and we will take every possible step to safeguard their interest.”
CBSE, in its Dec 30 order, left the decision on allowing the school to continue to run classes 1-8 on the Rajasthan govt. It said the state’s director of secondary education “may decide on the status of recognition of the school”.
Speaking to TOI, secretary, department of school education, Krishna Kunal, said, “The director of secondary education has already issued notices to the school and a meeting is set for Jan 6 where the school has been asked to present its stance. After hearing out the school, legitimate action will be taken.”
Sanyukt Abhibhavak Sangh, a representative body of parents in the city, said the CBSE order was a warning to all private schools that compromise on children’s safety.
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