20 private schools in Gir Somnath get notice for not having labs

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The officer said he had acted after receiving several complaints from parents and people in general.

“Since these schools do not have laboratory facilities, they are not giving practical lessons to science students. Nor are they conducting practical examinations and instead giving students marks in an arbitrary manner. Therefore, we formed a team and inspected all the 30 self-financed science schools in the district on February 17 and 18 and issued notices to those which did not have required facilities,” the DEO further said.

The schools which have been served notices are located in all the five talukas of the coastal districts—Veraval, Talala, Sutrapada, Kodinar and Una.

“We shall issue final notices on Thursday giving school two days to respond. If we don’t receive satisfactory explanation withing given time, we shall recommend Gujarat State Secondary and Higher Secondary Board to de-recognise these schools,” added Patel.

However, the DEO added that studies of students will not be affected even if their schools were to be de-recognised.

“In case their schools lose permission of the state government, students will be accommodated in grant-in-aid schools and their examination schedule will not be disturbed,” Patel further added.

Incidentally, the move comes at a time when Class-XII final semester examinations are about to begin.