TEAM HERALD
SANGUEM: The row over the admission to the students at a high school in Rivona from a nuns run convent in Zambaulim-Rivona continued to remain unsolved, with another meeting remaining inconclusive. Parents are still adamant that the school authorities withdraw admissions granted to these students.
According to reports, the agitated parents went to the school for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday waiting for a positive reply from the school authorities over the demands made by them. However, with no positive response coming from the school authorities, the parents decided to continue with their agitation till July 11 before any future course of action is taken.
Speaking o Herald, PTA President Domnick Cardozo informed that the school authorities have sought two days time to decide on the issue.
“The school management has convened a meeting with their higher authorities on Wednesday and a lot depends on the outcome of the meeting,” informed Cardozo.
The agitated parents and the PTA members will now meet the school authorities on July 11, where the authorities will place the decision over the demand made by the agitated parents.
Cardozo informed that with low attendance in the school, the school authorities have declared two days holiday for the students on Wednesday and Thursday.
Speaking to Herald, Sanguem Mamlatdar Shankar Gaonkar, who visited the school on Tuesday, said about 99 students were present for the classes from among 250-odd students.
Gaonkar said he did all his level best to convince the parents of the changing laws and that no school can deny admission to any student. The agitated parents are however in no mood to listen and remained glued to their demands. Even efforts made by Deputy Collector Quepem Ajit Panchwadkar who also visited the school failed to yield any positive results.
Cardozo informed that if all is well with these students being admitted to school, then these students can be admitted in other schools as well. “Rivona village has five high schools, let some of these students be admitted in these schools also,” argued Cardozo.
