Failed ones should not have been sent : Malda DI

MALDA, Dec. 21: The district inspector of schools (secondary), Mr Chinmay Sarkar, said today that the decision of the Malda Girls’ High School to allow 15 more students out of the failed 37 ones in the Higher Secondary examination following their agitation is wrong. Speaking to The Statesman Mr Sarkar said: “This decision will step up the agitation of failed students of many schools in different areas demanding promotion”. “We cannot support the decision of the academic council of the school for reconsideration of the failed students. The school authorities should take a firm decision before the publication of test results with a resolution based on particular criterion to maintain transparency,” Mr Sarkar said. It may be noted that a total of 37 girls and their guardians started an agitation from Saturday demanding promotion when the Malda girls’ academic council had decided to disallow 37 students who had failed in the test. Following pressure from guardians and local Congress leaders the academic council of the school reconsidered 15 more students to overcome the crisis. “We do not know why they disallowed the 37 students and lastly why they decided to reconsider 15 more out of 37. We did not ask them to allow some of the failed students. But a wrong message has been sent to the other districts through the media. It is a problem and it would boost the failed students’ movement in other schools”, the Malda DI said. He said that school authorities did not take any resolution before the final publication of test results for Class XII students and there was no selection criterion. sns