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The students and their parents have heaved a sigh of relief. “I am glad he has given us this option,” says Sylvie Mehta, mother of Girish who is among the 48. Mehta, along with 20-odd other parents, met Pinto on Wednesday.
She thinks the circular issued to the school by the Education department made Pinto retract from his earlier stand.
Her son will be returning to St Columba’s when the session begins on April 7, but she is anxious: “He (Pinto) was very angry. I hope the kids don’t face any discrimination.”
Another parent, Kalpesh Tiwari, says he doesn’t hold any grudges against the school. “I explained to Brother Pinto that my son had medical problems and he agreed to let him repeat the year. I think he was trying to give them a jolt.”
Jaiman Gomez is relieved to stay on in the school. “It will be strange to repeat the year, but adjusting to a new school would have been worse.”
Other students are not feeling as positive. “I am very disheartened. I can’t go back there,” says Joseph Kurchera. He had failed in one paper, but the school’s policy does not permit a retest.
For now, Kurchera is “just sitting at home”, while his parents are trying to secure his admission to Class XII in other schools. With a transfer certificate that says ‘failed, may be promoted to Class XII’, he is not confident about his chances.
“The morale of students is still low,” says Ravi James. “They don’t really want us back, and have said exams will be even tougher next year. What if they fail us again?”
Education Secretary Rina Ray has confirmed that St Columba’s has responded to its circular. “It’s a lengthy document. We are still going through the details,” she said.
(All names of students have been changed to protect their identity)
Wow,48 students failed by st.columbas in class 11 !Was the principal,class teachers sleeping the whole year through?Its a slap in the face on the quality of education being imparted by the school,the incompetency of the class teachers in particular.Have the teachers no responsibility nor role to play in the success/failure rate in the school?Parents are informed out of the blue,one fine day,to take their disgraced failure kids away!What about the teachers,the principal and the whole Christian management of this school(who has conveniently been turning a blind eye to what is happening at saint columbas,delhi)who have failed the expectations,trust and hope of gullible parents having high expectations from this once renowned institution?48 students failed and principal not shifted?Which teacher/s were thrown out?Will these mediocre teachers with limited teaching skills continue in this fashion year after year ruining careers?A PROPER INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT IS GOING ON IS URGENTLY REQD.
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