The headmasters of three of the block’s schools have been given a show-cause notice by Seraikela’s Block Education Extension Officer Dinesh Kumar Dandpat for failing to provide the BRC with the list of children who are not in school, as documented in the school’s child register.
Within an hour, BEEO has instructed the headmasters of Navpravi Ulidhipa, Navpravi Baliposhi, and UMVI Jilingburu to provide clarification. Principals of schools who fail to provide timely and adequate explanations will face departmental action.
In this regard, BEEO Dandpat provided information, stating that all government schools create a child register and gather data from children in the school’s feeder area who are between the ages of 0 and 18. Under this, data regarding kids who are enrolled in or have dropped out of school is gathered. Three schools have not yet submitted the summary in BRC, despite earlier instructions to all headmasters to keep the child register up to date.