Panaji: A high school principal is higher than Vaddem in Vasco, Walter Cabral depressed when he heard about a student from the neighborhood who lost his parents to Covid-19.
In time, he knows many other cases where the child loses parents or family members during a pandemic, which leaves the emotional impact and influences education.
Cabral and Nandakumar Kamatian scientists, both members of the State Council, feel that the mechanism needs to be done to expand assistance to these children.
The sentiment echoed by other members of the Goa Secondary and Secondary Education Council at the meeting held last month, which led to the establishment of a Middle School and Middle School Welfare Committee.
“Considering trauma and sudden losses suffered by several students because of the death of one or more family members who surrendered to Covid-19, it was resolved by the council to form a welfare committee.
The Committee will function under the leadership of St Andrew Middle School, Walter Cabral, who too Become the President of the Principal Forum, “said Chairman of the Board of Bhagirath Shetye.
The Committee is expected to prepare reports that provide special recommendations to the state government about the steps of welfare, counseling, rehabilitation, etc., from the students.
This report must be submitted in September.
Shetye said that the details of students affected by the learning of class IX to XII will be collected by the Committee of the Institutes, while also making recommendations about the nature of the assistance that can be given to the students.
“We will first approach the state government, who have also collected the data.
After we compile data, we will contact their students or schools and see how the Goa board can help them.
There are so many students, especially in Vasco, where They lost one parent or family member for Covid.
Many students have also attracted their public exam form because of fear of infection, “said Cabral.
He said the committee would check whether the cave council could help the students by returning their test costs or contacted their school for counseling for them.
“We will consider releasing such students’ costs or giving them help for internet packages to help them connect to online classes.
We will think of incentives to help them,” Cabral said.
Every mortality in the family family during the period March 2020 to August 2021 will be recorded.
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