Don’t allow schools to disobey guidelines

The school going children have been facing tough times as despite several directions passed by the government, there has been no let up in reducing the burden of heavy bags on the students as the schools have been paying any heed to the orders issued from time to time in this regard. The parents as well as the health experts have been raising concerns over the heavy weight bags of the students, but in the last couple of years, nothing has changed on the ground, thereby pushing the little school going children to the wall. One fails to understand why there has been no positive response from the school administrations over the frequent government guidelines issued in this regard, which has added to the miseries of the children. In yet another instance, the government has come up with another circular, announcing that the students of pre-primary classes should be exempted from carrying a school bag while the weight of the school bag for class 1st and 2nd primary should not exceed 1.5kg and the weight of school bags carried by students of 3rd and 4th should not exceed 3Kg. Also, the weight of school bags for students of class 6th and 7th class students should not go beyond 6kgs while the weight should not exceed 5kgs for class 8th and 9th students and should not go beyond 5.5kgs for class 10th students. It is the time when the concerned department should ensure implementation of the order in letter and spirit so that the little school going children could heave a sigh of relief. The government must not allow the schools to disobey the guidelines any more.