No one’s own class: Children are taught as street disputes, claiming school land

The students of a school in Ramnagar, Hubli, were taught after a dispute over the lease of land on the road on which the school building is located. Authorities have announced a three-day holiday to bid at the school to find an alternative solution.

On Saturday, parents and members of the alumni association of the school met Mohankumar Hanchett, deputy director of public instruction. Abdul Ghani Wali Ahmed, an alumnus, told Hindu They were knocking all doors to resolve this issue, which concerned the education of children’s marks.

The dispute is over the land that was allegedly leased to “Harijan Kannada Henumakala Shale Mattu Balawadi” in Ramnagar. After the lease expired, the Gandhian Cooperative Housing Society officials occupied the school building and closed it. There is a court order in his support. Some members of the school’s Development and Monitoring Committee and alumni association members protested it, with police officers occupying the building on March 10, when police provided security.

About 100 students no longer have a building for their classes. On Friday, teachers taught him on the street, while SDMC members and some alumni forced the authorities to intervene and declare a three-day holiday for the school as a temporary measure. “We have met District In-charge Minister Jagdish Shettar and have voiced our grievances. We met the DDPI and presented documents to save the school. We will also meet the social officials. The Alumni Association has taken the responsibility of finding a solution to this, ”said Mr. Abdul Ghani.

The school, which receives grants in aid, was originally started for girls from SC and ST, which now have co-education and students from all communities.

The school’s headmaster Veerappa Hanchinnamani filed a complaint with the Keshavapur police in Hubli alleging that during the capture of the building, the office bearers of the society snatched important documents. However, the police said that when asked to take the documents, members of the school committee refused to do so and as a result, the society preserved the documents.

Meanwhile, Mr. Hanchett said an alternative arrangement for the classes would be made immediately. He said that action would be taken after consulting legal experts and high officials.