Mangaluru: The financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ambiguity that applies during school fees, has forced many parents to shift their wards from public schools in the district.
This trend began in the last academic year, and continued even this year.
According to officials from the Department of Public Instruction, more and more students will likely enroll in government schools in the coming days, and the acceptance process is active for the same thing.
Prakash Anchan, who heads ‘Sarkari Shaale Besi’ (protecting and promoting government schools), and has adopted a government school in Daddalkadu on Bantwal, saying that until now the school itself has received around 300 fresh reception.
“Of the 300 acceptance, around 100 acceptances come from private schools.
That’s because parents face the financial crisis.
Second, parents who recognize their ward to English secondary schools, now find it difficult for online learning modes.
Therefore, they have knocked on the school door.
Government, “Anchan said.
The school has a class of LKG to standard X, and is a Kannada-English high school (bilingual).
Parents prefer Kannada-English high school, and there are student pollings to be accepted in it.
Sadananda A D Poonja, Beo, North, said there were about nine bilingual high schools, including the two added this academic year, under his jurisdiction.
“These schools have witnessed 5% to 6% of additional revenues this year, and the number tends to rise in the coming days.
Some parents who have confusion at the cost of a private school are buying time to decide whether to recognize their environment at school -Some government or not, “he said.
Bilingual government schools in Mulky and Kasba Bengre have seen most students accepted.
Some parents don’t mind shifting their wards to bilingual government schools.
“The parents are happy as long as the school has English as a moderate instruction,” Shambhu Shankar, Coordinator, Block Resource Center, Belthangady Taluk.