‘We did not approach media, they came to us’

-
Parents of Class VII student Upasana Thakore, punished by Mount Carmel School, say media was the last resort. They had met the principal and submitted an application for retest earlier
By Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 02:50:17 AM (Ahmedabad Mirror : http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=3&contentid=200901292009012902501693748e26aca) Suspended student’s mother sets the record straight...
Upasana Thakore, a class VII student of Mount Carmel School, Navrangpura, who was suspended following a fracas over the school’s refusal to give her a re-test after she skipped her second mid-term exam to take part in the girls’ under-14 national basketball event, may just have been a victim of misunderstanding.
The school authorities suspended her for talking to the media about her problem. In a letter, dated January 27, Mount Carmel authorities informed Upasana, 13, that she has been suspended for giving an interview against the school to the media. The letter further advised Upasana and her parents that they should have had a dialogue with the school authorities to sort out the student’s grievances.
However, Upasana’s parents insist they never approached the media, and tried everything within their powers to have a word with the school management. ‘Not our fault’Clarifying her stand, Upasana’s mother, Nirmala Thakore, told Ahmedabad Mirror, “We never approached the media. We wrote to the District Education Officer (DEO) to help us, and also the police. Maybe, the media picked up the news from there and contacted us.” When asked why they did not contact the school authorities, Thakore said she went to meet the school principal, Sister Prescilla Lobo, on January 3 but was unable to meet her.
She again went to the school on January 5, Thakore claimed, and met Sister Humbline. She also met the principal, Sister Priscilla Lobo.“On January 6, we submitted a written request to the school management for a re-test,” Thakore claimed. However, Mount Carmel School constitution doesn’t allow re-tests.Thakore is hoping for an amicable solution. “Who would want to jeopardise their child’s education? We just hope that this matter comes to an end, and our child gets justice. I am sure the Carmel management will also take into consideration the fact that Upasana has been studying there right from Nursery level.”

Popular posts from this blog

No more number game at medical colleges

-
Image
MCI to prepare database of medical, dental college teachers to stop fudging of faculty figures to evade derecognition, get more seats By Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Monday, December 28, 2009  ( http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20City§id=3&contentid=20091228200912280258113084661ace5 In a bid to stop fudging of faculty figures at medical and dental colleges facing derecognition and dramatic transfer of teachers from one institution to another before inspections, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has decided to introduce an online monitoring system. The regulatory body will prepare a detailed database of the faculty members associated with 284 medical colleges and 282 dental colleges in India and post it online. It will include names of the teachers, their employment details and the institutes they are associated with. These data will help MCI cross-check the veracity of the list of faculty members tabled before it by a medical institution du
Read more

Xavier’S BOY suspended for hitting vice-princi

-
Image
Class IX student Joel George is suspended after he attempted to slap the vice-principal on being told to go home after school was over By Yogesh Avasthi Posted On Friday, February 06, 2009 (Ahmedabad Mirror : http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=3&contentid=2009020620090206022821497cb1b567c ) A student of St Xavier’s Loyola high school attempted to slap the vice-principal following an argument, and was promptly shown the door on Wednesday. The boy ’s parents were called to the school a day later on Thursday and told he was being suspended for 10 days.Class IX student Joel George was suspended after he tried to slap Fr Raj on being rebuked for disobedience. The incident occurred after school hours around 1.45 pm when some senior students stayed back on the campus to play. Fr Raj asked the noisy bunch to leave for home since school was long over. Most of the six-seven boys playing there left, but George held his ground and arg
Read more

Fusion garba with sanedo in Swahili

-
Image
Ahmedabad-based music group is adapting sanedo lyrics in African language for the benefit of Gujaratis settled there By Yogesh Avasthi and Dhwani Pathak Posted On Monday, September 22, 2008 (Ahmedabad Mirror) Rajiv Awasthi and his troupe members rehearse their Swahili sanedos before leaving for AfricaThe garba is going Swahili. Not quite here in Ahmedabad, but in Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa.For years, music groups have been making a trip down to East Africa to cater to Gujaratis settled there. This year, they plan to perform in the local lingo, Swahili, for a larger audience. Taking the lead is N&N Entertainment Group, a city-based orchestra, which has adapted sanedo lyrics in the African language. Sanedo in anything but Gujarati is unheard of, but one city-based music group says there’s ample reason for the fusion. Rajiv Avasthi, lead singer of the group, says, “Two years ago when I first went to Tanzania, I added sanedo in garba songs. The crowds had never heard it before,
Read more