A shortage of classrooms has led to an unusual predicament for students in Theethipalayam village, Coimbatore. The government secondary school in the village is witnessing a decline in admissions due to the lack of adequate infrastructure to accommodate students.
With ongoing construction work, the school authorities have resorted to redirecting new students to other schools in the vicinity. Even the existing students of classes 8 and 9, numbering around 100, are facing the brunt of the classroom shortage.
In a distressing scenario, these students are being forced to attend classes under the open sky, sitting under trees and in the two-wheeler parking area. Despite the mild drizzles thanks to the setting in of the South-West monsoon, the makeshift classrooms continue to operate, raising concerns about the students’ well-being and the quality of education they receive.
Theethipalayam village, with a population of around 10,000, has traditionally seen a strong demand for education, with approximately 500 students attending the government school. Four years ago, the school was upgraded to a secondary level, introducing classes up to the 12th grade. However, the lack of sufficient classrooms has now become a stumbling block, forcing students to study in less-than-ideal conditions.
As the southwest monsoon sets in, the situation is expected to worsen, prompting criticisms from concerned parties and calls for immediate action from the government.
Critics and affected parties urge the authorities to ensure adequate infrastructure and maintain a teacher-student ratio of 1:30-40 for each classroom. They highlight the irony of Theethipalayam facing a shortage of classrooms, while several other villages grapple with a lack of student enrollment.
The Tamil Nadu government’s efforts to increase enrollment rates in government schools could be undermined by such instances of inadequate facilities. Addressing the classroom crunch in villages like Theethipalayam is crucial to providing a conducive learning environment and encouraging more students to pursue their education in government institutions.
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