The school, which has been using the textbooks prescribed by the Indian Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Wednesday agreed to use only approved textbooks from now onward. [break]
Similarly, the school also said that it will take back the teachers dismissed from the job on various pretexts, said Lav Dev Awasthi, Director General (DG) of the Department of Education (DoE).
“Both groups reached an informal agreement today (Wednesday) and have agreed to sign a written agreement on Thursday in my presence,” said Awasthi.
Talking to Republica, the ANTU chairman Guna Raj Lohani said that the school has also agreed to institutionalize teachers´ rights so that they would not be victimized from the next time.
The school had sacked two teachers, Sagar Thapa and Santosh Jha, in September accusing them of conspiring against the school administration. Another teacher Rajendra Manandhar was also fired on December 16 on similar grounds.
As the issue intensified, additional 18 teachers were axed for sympathizing with the agitating group.
“We are still concerned about teachers´ misconducts and have decided to implement Teachers´ Code of Conduct,” said Lohani.
Meanwhile, the school has also agreed to remove the texts from a book prescribed for grade four students that says Lord Buddha was born in India and that the Mt Everest is in India.
Vice Principal of the school Ram Chandra Khanal said that the school administration has already sent a letter to Ratna Sagar Publication of India to remove the wrong information about the Buddha and the Everest from the textbook. “We have also urged the publication to disseminate only corrected edition in India as well,” Khanal said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has forwarded a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to bring all the schools affiliated to the CBSE under the DoE supervision.
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