Bengaluru: Several private schools in the state that have not renewed their recognition opposed the school education department’s move to tag their students to neighbourhood govt schools.

It is a normal procedure that, in case a school is unauthorised, the students who are to appear for boards are registered under the neighbourhood govt schools. They write the exam from these centres and receive the SSLC certificate under the name of the govt school.

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) already wrote to various deputy directors of school education in the state to identify schools and tag their students to govt institutions. In turn, block education officers and DDPIs are submitting lists of such schools. For instance, there are at least nine such schools identified in Chikkodi.

The private schools association, Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka (KAMS), cried foul. “Unlike other unauthorised schools, these institutions have been running for several years. Their students appeared for SSLC from their own schools in the past. That right cannot be taken away from them over the renewal of recognition issue,” said D Shashi Kumar, secretary.

“The recognition renewal issue was resolved following high court judgments and several rounds of discussion with the higher officials of the department. Several schools did not even apply for RR this year as there was an understanding on this. However, the lower-level officials continue to harass schools seeking RR,” he said.

“It is also to be noted that schools have time till Feb for renewal of recognition. It is unfair to zero down on a school by Dec for the purpose,” he added.

Puttanna, member of the legislative assembly from the teachers’ constituency, wrote to the principal secretary of the department demanding withdrawal of the decision to make them write from other schools. “The house panel that was formed by the state govt to look into the RR issue recommended clearly that students be allowed to write exams from their own schools despite RR issues. When such instruction is currently in place, it is unfair that department officials are issuing letters to move students,” he said in the letter.

KSEAB said it does not have the number of such schools identified and that it is a decision from the commissionerate. KAMS said hundreds of schools might be affected.

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