Govt under pressure to defer SSLC exams
Former CM asks Education Minister Suresh Kumar to do a rethink
BENGALURU:
In the wake of an increase in coronavirus cases and fatalities, pressure is mounting on the state government from parents, educationists, social activists and even the opposition political parties to defer the SSLC exams scheduled to begin on June 25.
Observers point out that the state government remains adamant about conducting the exams even as other states have deferred school board exams in acknowledgement of the anxieties of parents. Besides, they say, its stand on the SSLC exams runs counter to its own recent lockdown of some badly hit areas in Bengaluru.
Infections have been rampant in the state and Bengaluru in the last 10 days. Karnataka’s case count is now 9,399 cases, while on Monday alone 249 persons were infected and five succumbed to the virus.
Observers note that the fact that around 27,000 students gave the rescheduled 2nd PU English exam a miss shows clearly that parents did not want to risk their children’s health. Aam Aadmi Party leader Mohan Dasari has alleged that the government is forcibly imposing exams on children.
Scrap exam, says HDK
Meanwhile, former CM HD Kumaraswamy has demanded scrapping of the SSLC examinations. He tweeted: “The state government should take appropriate action in the wake of the increase in infections in the state. Education Minister Suresh Kumar needs to think in this regard. The present situation is extremely sensitive. It is your duty to make the appropriate decision in this case.”
ಕರೋನಾ ಸೋಂಕು ಏರುಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾವಿನ ನಗಾರಿ ಬಾರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಇಂತಹ ಆತಂಕದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು ಎಂಟು ಲಕ್ಷ SSLC ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು, ಪೋಷಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ 24 ಲಕ್ಷ ಮಂದಿಯ ಜೀವ ಮತ್ತು ಭವಿಷ್ಯದೊಂದಿಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಟವಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) June 23, 2020
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ಕರೋನಾ ಸೋಂಕು ಸಮುದಾಯ ಪ್ರಸರಣ ಭೀತಿಯ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೆರೆಯ ತೆಲಂಗಾಣ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ SSLC ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ರದ್ದುಪಡಿಸಿ ಉತ್ತೀರ್ಣ ಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದೇ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ನಿರ್ಧಾರ ತಳೆಯಬಹುದು. ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಲೇ ಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ತಿಂಗಳವರೆಗೆ ಕಾಯಲಿ.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) June 23, 2020
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ಏನಾದರೂ ಅವಗಡಗಳು ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದರೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವರು ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರವೇ ಹೊಣೆ ಎಂದು ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ನಿರ್ಧಾರ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು.
— H D Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) June 23, 2020
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