Moga: With no building of its own, a government primary school, Patti Roopa, in Punjab’s Moga are conducting classes in a community hall of a public park. Over 150 students are enrolled in the school.
For the record, the state education department has been placed first on the national performance grading index recently. The grading was based on the parameters of infrastructure, facilities, access, learning outcomes and governance.
The community hall where the classes are held is also used to cook and serve food under the Mid-Day Meal scheme. There are no separate washrooms for teachers and girls. Also, the community hall is also without its own power connection.
“It has been over 15 years since the school is functioning from the park community hall. Earlier, the hall was used by local residents for holding functions,” a teacher was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
The teachers usually take 7 classes that include pre-primary, simultaneously in the congested space. They say it is impossible to adhere to social distancing and other COVID protocols.
According to the district education department, efforts were on to resolve the issue and get a building for the school.
Earlier, the school was being conducted from a serai (dharamshala) in the locality. After the serai building was declared unsafe, the school was shifted to the community hall.
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