Meeting with the Principal School No. 6 on 25th July 2019

Dear colleagues,

We had a meeting with the principal school no.6 on 25^th July 2019 to discuss the grievances submitted by the union on behalf of parents. The letter given has already put in the blog. The following members were present.

A)    A Sreedharan (Gen. Secretary Union) B) Arun Koli (Vice President Union) C) Jitendra Kumar (SAC Member)

1.      Corporal Punishment applied on the students: The Union brought to the notice of the Principal that the incident has already reported and the required remedial action to be adopted. He said it is already noted seriously and already action is initiated. He assured there will be strict instruction to all the teachers that there should not be any corporal punishment on children.

2.      Regarding the supply of refreshment packets provided on the science exhibition day, the principal explained strict action is already began and such incident will not be allowed to happen in future.

3.      He assured the list of School Advisory Committee & Safety committee members with contact number will be displayed. It is also assured the minutes of such meetings also will be displayed in school notice board.

4.      All coolers and filters are made operational and the washrooms are kept clean. The members along with the vice-principle visited the above areas and got satisfied. We have further pointed out that the surroundings of the School area grass cutting and cutting of wild vegetation to be carried out in a priority to avoid snake bite. The principal agreed that the letters will be written to the concern authorities to execute the job. The union also offered all sort of help to the principal in this regard.

5.      On the issue of shortage of teachers principal explained the status. According to him he has received one teacher two days back and expecting Head Mistress to join any time. Union made it clear that the school should be ready with all means for beginning academic year on 1^st April itself. These include furniture, other infrastructure and teachers. He agreed to and conveys the view of parents to the higher authorities.

6.      Regarding school calender it is ready and it will be issued within one week. The I.D.Card will be issued within ten days time. The parents invited the attention of the principal that in the absence of proper timetable children forced carry all books. The principal informed that proper instructions are given in the calendar how to reduce the weight of the school bag. He also assured that the teachers will be instructed to plan their classes and convey the children in advance.

The meeting is concluded by offering support from the parent’s community to the school management and requested clear all the clouds between parents and teachers. The principal also appreciated for the best feedback and expected more interaction in the coming days.

Thanking you

A.Sreedharan

(Gen. Secretary)