School Timings Change After Dussehra Holiday

Schools are closed now due to Dussehra holiday. There is a wide discussion about the government’s move to change the school timings to solve the traffic problem in the city. But this move is unanimously opposed by the school management board, parents, teachers, traffic police and private transport companies.

The decision came after the Karnataka High Court directed the Department of Primary Education and Literacy to hold a discussion on possible changes in school timings. Changing school hours harms the health of physically inactive children in the city. People says that it will be a big hassle for parents, especially those who are employed.

If schools start early, parents will have to get ready early in the morning. People say that this will cause problems for parents, teachers and children. Ritesh Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, has listed the reasons that people oppose change in school timings. There are some basic facts that we need to analyze before taking decisions, which will be presented in court.

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Bangalore City Police has identified eight hotspots including the Central Business District (CBD). They said steps will be taken to regulate traffic at certain places near the Outer Ring Road (ORR). Many organizations have voiced that schools are not the main cause of traffic congestion in the city, but the government should find alternative ways to deal with traffic jams.

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Karnataka Association of Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools (KAMS) General Secretary Shashikumar D said parents sending their students to schools in Central Commercial Districts should sign an agreement to use only public or school transport instead of their personal vehicles. He said the government should consider vehicles entering the city early in the morning as they get stuck in traffic during school hours.

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Other suggestions include pooling resources and providing BMTC buses to schools where private buses do not ply. This will help reduce congestion in areas where schools are located on the same road. Parents say this initiative will benefit us financially as private transport costs between 25,000-30,000 per student annually.

Many of the roads leading to schools and colleges have deteriorated and the speed of vehicles is decreasing, the concerned say that attention should be paid to it. BN Yogananda of RTE Students and Parents Association says, “Traffic warden should be posted in specific high density areas in the morning and afternoon depending on the needs to facilitate easy movement of vehicles.