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Hello Jammu News at 3:01:00 PM 0

Kolkata, Aug 30: With reports of Whatsapp messages inviting youngsters to play an on line game 'Momo Challenge', the Association of Heads of ICSE schools, West Bengal, has called upon all member schools to urge parents to keep a watch on their children.

The Association's West Bengal unit general secretary Nabarun Dey told today, they did not receive any report about student of any school having received such message, nor had the Association been given any 'Advisory' by the CID or the police till date on the issue.

However, going by media reports "two days ago we have asked the member schools to undertake sensitisation drive among children and their parents about the danger, inherent of certain on line games like 'Momo' and 'Blue Whale'.

"We are acting on our own and this is aimed at sensitising the guardians and the students about the menace of certain on line games - earlier 'Blue Whale' and now 'Momo'," he said.

Asked to elaborate on the sensitisation drive, he said, "we have asked the schools to tell the students during the assembly before classes every day that they should keep away from certain on line games.

"We have also asked the schools to ask the parents to ensure they keep a tab on what games their wards are playing at home," Dey said.

Dey, also the Principal of Central Modern School, Baranagar, said the sensitisation programme had already started in his institution.

There are about 150 ICSE-affiliated schools in the plains and 30 schools in Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong in the hills.

The state CID had earlier said all the numbers from where the messages were sent to the people in the state to play the Momo Challenge were based abroad and an investigation had been initiated into it. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 4:56:00 PM 0
Kolkata, Jun 23 : The ICSE-affiliated schools in Bengal have decided to resume classes from Monday following improvement in weather conditions, a senior member of the Association of Head of ICSE Schools said today.

This was decided during a meeting held by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), on a different issue, yesterday, after the representatives of the association, took up the issue of suspension of classes since June 20, the association's General Secretary of Bengal chapter, Nabarun Dey, told PTI.

"As the issue came up during the meeting that held on a different issue yesterday, it was decided that in view of improvement in weather conditions, the schools can resume classes from Monday and most of them are expected to do so," Dey said.

Classes were suspended across various ICSE schools in wake of the state education department's notification and subsequent letter by CISCE recommending suspension of classes due to severe heat conditions, he said.

The CISCE on June 19 called upon principals of all affiliated schools in West Bengal "to adhere and comply" with the request of the state government to suspend classes, due to the sweltering heat.

"The government of West Bengal has decided to suspend classes in government, government-sponsored and non-government aided schools in West Bengal from June 20 to 30, 2018 due to extreme hot weather conditions," the CISCE had referred to the state government's June 19 notification, in its letter.

The school, where Dey is the principal, had suspended classes on June 21 and 22 following the council's letter.

"We are also starting classed from Monday," Dey said.

When contacted several other prominent institutions affiliated to the CISCE confirmed they would start classes from Monday.

There are around 100 ICSE-affiliated institutions in and around the city and most of them had suspended classes from June 20 to 22, an association member said.

The notification was issued keeping in view the hardship faced by children in attending classes due to the sweltering heat, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee had said on June 19.

He had also said, while the notification would come into effect for state-aided, and state-run schools, the government also would request private schools, including those affiliated under other Boards, to suspend classes from June 20 to 30.

Chatterjee could not be contacted today.PTI

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Hello Jammu News at 12:25:00 PM 0


Mumbai, Mar 29: Following an uproar, the Maharashtra Government on Wednesday withdrew a controversial circular extending school working days by over a month — barely 24 hours after it was issued.
Education Minister Vinod Tawde said the notification of the Maharashtra Academic Authority, Pune, stood withdrawn and Class I to IX students would not be required to attend school till April 30.
“The notification stands withdrawn… and the decision of MAA has been cancelled. If needed, we shall consider it next year,” Mr Tawde announced in the Maharashtra Assembly.
Strongly opposing the notification, Mumbai Principals Association Secretary Prashant Redij sought to know “what was the need to implement a Government Resolution of 2006-2007 after so many years and that too at the last minute”.
“Lakhs of people have already made their bookings to travel outstation for summer vacations, their families have taken leave coinciding with the students’ vacation period and this will create havoc with their plans… What was the need for such a hasty move… Sufficient notice should have been given for it,” Redij told media persons here.
However, defending the notification, MAA Director Sunil Magar said it was issued as per a Government Resolution and was perfectly in order, though there were some misconceptions about it.
“It is not curtailing school vacations or extending school working hours in any manner, but only seeks to implement conducting workshops, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for the students,” Magar told the newsmen.
As per the MAA notification dated March 26 which reached schools across the state on Tuesday, schools were required to conduct summer camps, educational workshops, interactive sessions for students to brush up on their academics and arranging educational film shows.
Besides, it listed story-telling, dramatics, poetry and reading sessions, study of the local environment and flora-fauna, painting competitions on major themes of the last academic year, with the help of local artisans to take part in art and artistic activities (singing/dancing/music/folk culture), sports and games.
The notification also (helpfully) provided the details of activities to be undertaken by the students from Class I-III and for Class IV-IX.
Redij said all this was purportedly applicable only to students pursuing the State Board, but by implication all others like ICSE, CBSE would also fall in line.
“In rural areas, the heat is killing and it would be torturous for the students to go to school for such activities, more than a month after their annual examinations are over. Plus, many mofussil schools lack adequate drinking water and other amenities, unlike big cities,” he pointed out.
However, now that the Education Minister has personally intervened to cancel it, Redij said schools, parents and children can heave a sigh of relief. UNI
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