Schoolbags to get lighter, homework from Class 3
Schools have also been asked to stick to only
NCERT textbooks that are prescribed in the syllabus.
New Delhi: In a major relief to students and parents
across the country, the Centre has issued a directive to all states and Union
Territories saying that no homework should be given to students of Classes 1
and 2 and prescribed the weight limit of school bags for each class, with the
lightest being 1.5 kg, and the heaviest, 5 kgs. Asking all states and UTs to
formulate guidelines to regulate the teaching of subjects and the weight of
school bags in accordance with its instructions, the directive from the human
resource development (HRD) ministry says that students should not be asked to
bring additional books, extra materials and the weight of a school bag should
not exceed the prescribed limit. The weight of school bags for students of
Classes 1 and 2 is not to exceed 1.5 kg, while the school bag of students of
Class 3 to 5 should weigh between 2 kg to 3 kg.
The
directive, which all schools have to comply with, said, “Schools should not
prescribe any other subjects except language and mathematics for Classes 1 and
2 and language, EVS and mathematics for Classes 3 to 5 students as prescribed
by the NCERT.”
While
institutions can no longer assign homework to students of Classes 1 and 2, the
school bag of students of Classes 6 and 7 should not be more than 4 kg, while
weight of school bags of classes VIII and IX students should not be above 4.5
kg. The school bag of a class X student should not weigh above 5 kg, the order
said. Schools have also been asked to stick to only NCERT textbooks that are
prescribed in the syllabus.
The Centre’s
directive came after the Madras high court had, earlier this year, said, “The
children are neither weightlifters nor are schoolbags loaded containers. Joy,
happiness, enthusiasm, trolling, rolling, kicking, running, fighting, playing
with other children are natural qualities of children.”
The court’s
observation came while passing an interim order in May on a petition seeking
directions to schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education to
purchase only NCERT books.
Source | http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/271118/schoolbags-to-get-lighter-homework-from-class-3.html
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