Imran Boniyari
Sahreen Bashir, a 7th class student, from a private school in North Kashmir’s Boniyar expressed her anguish over the government’s decision of continuously delaying the process of the opening school said, “Parks and markets are almost open, but I don’t know why is the government not opening schools now. We are attending so-called ‘community classes,’ in forests. Here, in community classes, we lack basic facilities like sitting arrangements, washrooms etc.”
“I request Lieutenant Governor of Jammu Kashmir to please reopen the schools so that we can go back to our schools,” she says.
Since Jammu Kashmir was ripped of its autonomy, the people of Kashmir have suffered on diverse fronts.
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Be it education or business establishments, Kashmir has suffered a huge economic loss. In 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world, the schools and colleges were shut down and the business establishments had to be stopped. In the case of Kashmir, the scenario was totally different as Kashmir was suffering from the back to back lockdowns already.
The school education system in Kashmir is in tatters but in the case of Uri, the situation is worse. During the COVID-19 lockdown, an online system of education was inaugurated and students of India were getting education through online mode. In the case of Uri, this was also impossible due to the incessant internet bans and the lifeless mobile towers.
Students from North Kashmir's Boniyar have been compelled to attend 'community classes' in the forests. Not only is there a lack of basic facilities such as washrooms and sitting arrangements, but a danger of wild animals always looms over the heads of students. pic.twitter.com/0RwGJu7rF6
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The Kashmiriyat spokes to the students, parents and teachers on community classes, online education system and internet curfews.
Nusra Anjum, a 4th class student, who is just 9 years old told The Kashmiriyat that she is not satisfied with the community classes and she doesn’t think they will be impactful. She also appealed to the LG of Jammu Kashmir to reopen the educational institutions as soon as possible.
The Kashmiriyat reached out to these students who study in the forests of Subdivision Uri, where we found the community classes were going on. There were some 200 students who were attending classes. Mir Israr, who is a teacher by profession, told The Kashmiriyat that he and his colleagues were concerned about the safety of their students.
“This is a remote area in the hills and the fear of the wild always looms over our head. I think the online schooling system and community classes without basic facilities are a failure but the government won’t accept its failure.”