Central Board Of Secondary Education [CBSE] — flouting of cbse guidelines by school

Address:

Ernakulam, Kerala, 686662

Col b mathew,
Stn hq,

E mail - maths. [protected]@gmail.com

Subject: serious violation of cbse guidelines by affiliated school

I am col b mathew, serving in the indian army, in field area. I am writing this letter to you, regarding the serious flouting of the guidelines issued by the cbse board - which is meant to be followed by all affiliated schools, by marygiri public school, koothattukulam, kerala (Cbse affiliation no:930194). My cousin's daughter is studying in the said school in cl-1 (Front page of the school digest is attached with).

I am forced to write to you, seeing the severe stress and trauma being faced by my cousin's little daughter, who is studying in the said school. Her parents are worried about writing complaint about the school, as the fear that their child may be targeted by the school, for complaining against them to cbse.

Marygiri public school, koothattukulam, have prescribed the booklet - "the cordova publications pvt ltd" from a private publisher, as gk study material for cl-1&2 students, violating the guidelines issued by the cbse, not to prescribe study materials from private publishers for the students. The school is forcing all parents to buy this pvt publication for cl-1 students for their gk exam - which is in contravention to the guidelines of cbse. The gk questions of cl-1 are based on this publication, which is far beyond the intellectual capability of a cl-1 child, putting those little school children and their parents under severe stress and anguish (I am attaching a copy of the publication - "the cordova today" of july edition). The school is conducting gk test for cl-1 students every month, based on this monthly publication, to ensure that the parents are forced to buy this publication regularly!

The school management is refusing to change their sickening stance of sticking to this pvt publication for these little children's gk test, even after numerous complaints from the parents. Such tough syllabus to a cl-1 student in the name of gk test is really ridiculous. Are we making education an enjoyable experience for these young minds, or making them scared of study/education and schools in their life?! The child is so scared and traumatised by the tests that she cries and refuses to go to the school, putting the parents also under severe stress. (I am also attaching a copy of the cl-1 gk test paper of the child). The school has prescribed books from pvt publishers for other subjects and other classes also, flouting the instructions of cbse. The weight of the school bag of these little children is so heavy, even a high school student will find it difficult to carry.

The school is also employing unqualified teachers, who have not even passed ctet, as per the whims and fancies of the school management, against the guidelines of cbse. The school has made education a shameful business, by freely flouting the cbse guidelines and severely undermining the rights of the little children and thus vilifying the system of education, instead of aiming at real education of the children/ students.

I request you to kindly look in to these grave violations of cbse guidelines by the school, which is seriously affecting the young minds of the little children adversely, making school education a nightmare for them, instead of making it an enjoyable experience, at such tender age.

Thanking you.