Bangladesh primary schools to admit students from shut-down kindergartens
Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 06 Sep 2020 03:10 PM BdST Updated: 06 Sep 2020 03:10 PM BdST
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Authorities at Phulkundi Kindergarten School of Nabinagar Housing in Dhaka's Mohammadpur are struggling to run the school amid the coronavirus epidemic. There may be no students now as the school is closed but its expenditures remain. Unable to bear the expenses, the authorities have now put the school, established in 2004, up for sale. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Students playing at Gabtoli Government Primary School on Thursday after the institution called them for distribution of biscuits of School Feeding Programme amid the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
The government has ordered the authorities to admit to primary schools the students from kindergartens that may be forced to shut down due to financial troubles amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Many kindergartens are likely to close down during the pandemic due to a fund crunch, Primary and Mass Education Secretary Akram-Al-Hossain told reporters on Sunday.
“We’ve already ordered all of the district primary education officers to ensure that primary schools should students from their catchment areas if any kindergarten closes down. No-one should be left out.”
The authorities asked the principals of schools to draft a plan for reopening their respective institutions once the COVID-19 crisis is over, said the secretary.
“This plan should cover everything from students' safety to preventing dropouts."
In a bid to stop student dropouts due to the pandemic, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education had previously ordered the authorities to admit students to government primary schools at any point throughout the year, without a transfer certificate.
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