As students can´t cross the swollen river to go to Janata Primary School, she accommodates over four dozen students in her small house and conducts classes. [break]
“During rainy season, it is difficult for students to cross the swollen river to reach school,” said Shrestha. “The school management committee and parents decided that I run classes in my house,” she added.
Currently, 50 children of the village attend classes in Shrestha´s home-turned school.
“We stop going to school when the rainy season arrives. Instead we go to our teacher´s home. She teaches us every subject,” said Jamuna Ghimire, a fifth grader.
Interestingly, though there are no benches, blackboards, chalks and dusters that would give Shrestha´s house a semblance of school, there is no compromising with discipline.
“All the children reach the teacher´s house on time. No wonder, they wear school uniform as well. They study for full school hours and get back home in the afternoon,” said Chetnath Dahal, a guardian and member of the school management committee.
According to him there are no schools nearby and one has to cross the river to go to the nearest one. All the children in the village go to the same primary school.
“There is no bridge over the river. Hence, it is dangerous to send the children to school during rainy season,” he said.
The locals have time and again urged the District Development Committee to construct a bridge over the river but to no avail.
“The DDC plans to start construction of the bridge in the next fiscal. However, the concerned ministry is yet to endorse the DDC´s plan. It is unlikely that the project will materialize any time soon,” Dahal added.
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