KATHMANDU, May 30: The educational institutions which remained closed for over a month for the destructive earthquakes are opening on Sunday.
The Ministry of Education, however, has directed the schools to engage children in recreations to liberate them from fear.
Spokesperson at the Education Ministry Hari Lamsal said the schools could not only gather students but invite their guardians and assure them of safety to their children. The schools also need to provide psychosocial counselling to the children to create atmosphere for regular classes.
"Psychologically the students are still panicking. Many schools buildings are collapsed. If the children are drawn to class to resume regular study, it does not liberate the fear. So, sports, and dance can be opted for in view of the embedded fright," he said, stressing not to tell students to bring bags and notebooks for some days.
Nearly 500 private schools are destroyed by the recent earthquakes. However, schools are being resumed from Sunday taking alternative measures, said Lakshya Bahadur KC, Chairman of Private and Boarding Schools' Organization, Nepal.
He added that they could not keep the students in dark for long. Students have spent more than a month at homes.
"We are ready to continue class by creating favorable ambience with proper counselling," he added.
However, Chairman of the Guardians' Association, Suprabhat Bhandari, said the Education Ministry could direct all schools in the quake-hit districts to make public whether these are safe. But it has not been so, he complained.
He further argued that even the guardians have not been confident of sending children to school. RSS
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