The All India Parents Association (AIPA) recently wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to express the concerns of female students and parents at Delhi government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools in the Bhalaswa Area, alleging deplorable conditions.
AIPA President Ashok Agarwal wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. According to AIPA President Agarwal, Bal Sunvai (public hearing by children) was conducted on January 2, 2024, by Bhalaswa Lok Shakti Manch at Bhalaswa Resettlement Colony.
During the programme, several schoolgirls from the Delhi government as well as MCD schools, along with their parents who live in the resettlement colony, expressed their dissatisfaction with the schools. The safety of girls, lavatory facilities, and teacher abuse were among the issues raised by students and their parents.
As per The New Indian Express report, a Class 10 student at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Bhalaswa Village stated that there is little safety for female students outside the school grounds. She also stated that schools should provide bus services for students travelling to and from their homes, reports add.
Meanwhile, another Rajkiya Sehshiksha Madhyamik Vidyalaya class 10 student reportedly asserted that one of the teachers’ behaviour is inappropriate towards female students. Students also made serious allegations against the principal, claiming that “He grabs girls by their hair and beats them,” The New Indian Express mentions. Furthermore, a class 10 female student from the same school repeated allegations of inappropriate behaviour by a teacher towards students.
In addition, students also claimed that ilets the toare in poor condition, non-functional, and unsanitary. Reportedly, toilets are inaccessible to the girls during their periods, and water is frequently unavailable in washrooms.
Female students further claimed that they are forced to sweep floors and clean classroom garbage with brooms. “Drinking water is saline and unfit for drinking,” a girl stated, as per The New Indian Express.
On the other hand, the Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) on December 26 announced that it will deploy rehabilitation paraprofessionals in the seven special schools it has taken over in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. According to a PTI report, the development follows discussions held in June by the academic committee formed to devise a plan for the transition of students from seven special schools.
The meeting covered topics including facilities, curriculum, admissions, and other urgent problems these schools are facing. On December 26, the committee members came to a unanimous decision to assign rehabilitation paraprofessionals to all special schools, evaluate all disabled children, provide counselling to them, their parents, and teachers, facilitate a smooth transition for the students, assign vocational instructors, supply instructional materials and assistive technology, guarantee staff training regularly, and plan parental counselling camps.
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