NSF against proposed detachment of Class-V from Pre-Primary school

Principal Correspondent
Kohima, February 1

The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has expressed serious concern over the proposed detachment of Class-V from pre-primary school by the State School Education department. In a letter addressed to the Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, NSF president Tongpang Ozukum general secretary Esther Rhakho said that the federation has learnt about the difficulties and uncertainties faced by the students who are going to be admitted to Class-V in the current academic session and the confusion of being created by the proposal to change the composition of Pre-primary and Middle School Section by the department of school education.
They said changing the composition of Pre-Primary and Middle School has awfully affected the class-V students and also the middle schools.
They pointed that there is no additional class room to accommodate Cass-V students in Middle Schools while redeployment of teachers is yet to be exercised, many schools particularly in interior areas will lack the required number of teachers.
The Federation stated that having Pre-Primary till class-V is a National Policy and pattern and therefore it is highly questionable why the State of Nagaland is adopting a different composition or pattern unlike the rest of the States.
The NSF also asked whether deviating from the Ministry of Human resources Development (MHRD) directive of having class I-V for Pre-Primary school will have no future repercussion as it is learnt that proposed new pattern or system was used before, however it was replaced by present system after much study, research and consultation.
The Federation maintained that unless redeployment of teachers is implemented in the state and required number of teachers with additional class rooms made available in all the middle schools it will be difficult to implement the proposal new composition of Pre-Primary and Middle School at this juncture.
Therefore, the Federation in the interest of the entire students’ community urged upon the Department to revoke the proposed new composition of pre-Primary and Middle school or to keep it in abeyance till such time the middle schools are provided with required infrastructure and teachers.