Bengaluru: The school education department will launch a special drive to bring out-of-school children back to classrooms. Those who remain absent from school for more than seven consecutive days without permission or a valid reason will be treated as out-of-school children.
SSK has asked schools to organise meetings with parents and school development and monitoring committees (SDMCs) on Nov 14 to explain the campaign and formally launch the exercise. Children aged 15-18 years have to register for examinations through the Karnataka Open Schooling system. Headmasters are authorised to spend up to Rs 1,500 from accumulated school funds or grants for publicity and documentation, and must submit activity photographs and enrolment statistics to the department.
“Midway through the academic year, many children are likely to migrate to or from other districts and states, and due to various reasons, some children leave school midway.
For this reason, conducting the second special campaign during Nov is necessary,” said a circular from Samgra Shikshana Karnataka (SSK). Schools have been asked to conduct door-to-door visits, persuade parents to send their children back to school and mobilise gram panchayats, local organisations and govt departments to identify children who have fallen out of the education system. Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Particular attention has been sought for children of daily-wage workers. Teachers and officials have been asked to visit agricultural fields, shops, hotels, brick kilns, lime kilns and construction sites to identify working children, meet their parents and employers, and ensure that they return to school.