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Parents spend night on street for KG admission forms
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PANAJI: Seeking admissions to school for their wards can be a nerve-wrecking exprience for parents. And though the commencement of the academic year is months away, some parents are willing to spend the night on the street, just for an admission form.
It is once again that time of the year when school admissions have started. And Monday, 28 March (sic) (Read 28 February) marked the commencement of admissions to kinder gartners in some schools. And one such school which witnessed a massive queue from
"It isn't a life-or-death decision: it's just a kindergarten, " says Principal of the School Sr. Annie Paul who has been the Principal for the last three years. She added, "We can't help it, we had just one day to issue the admission forms. And what we experience is a mad rush for those forms. There were parents who stayed overnight just to get the forms, even after assuring them that every parent would get the form."
The admissions forms issued were for KG I and KG II, but the queue looked like that of those seeking employment. "This has been the scene every year, I heard of it, but this time I had to experience it too. Unaware of its seriousness, I went around early morning 5 am to the school and what I sawa was a que of around 200 people already there," reveals Xavier Fernandes, a parent. On enquiry, a few parents disclosed that they had been at the gates of the
The Principal says that it is nothing new and has been occuring for the past few years. "Every year it is the same situation. I guess, it is the anxiety of parents that brings them a night before the admission forms are issue".
However, a few parents who had an experience in the past reveal that it is not the anxiety, but the fear of not receiving a form issued in limited numbers.
"Every parent wants a space for their child in the school of their choice. Thus they are ready to even spend the whole night outside the school, the queue at times goes up to the Holy Spirit Church. And finally when the gates are open in the morning, many parents are forced to return without an admission form," says Mrs. Dias from Margao.
The Principal denies the fact and states that every parent had received a form and around 304 admission forms were issue. "According to the rules, for standard First class and above, we can allow on an average 44 seats. Now realising this fact, how can we take more childern at the nursery level? Where will the extra number of kids go? We can't throw them out. Therefore we maintain a restricted number of admissions at the Kindergarten level", reveals Sr. Annie Paul.
Despite the demand and plea from parents, the authorities in school say they cannot offer more seats to meet the demand due to the rules laid by the education department. But confused parents question: "Why are they issuing extra forms, if onely a limited number of kids will be admitted in the end. After all we pay for those forms, why puzzle parents? If informed before hand, we can always try and seek admissions in some other school," says a parent.
As the argument continues there are yet more schools to issue admission forms and many more parents who will have to worry about admissions agree. Well parents say this was just about issuing admission forms, the admission days will be worse yet.
The admission and registration of these kids can never be hassle free according to Rajana Kakokar, counsellor from Margao. "Some parents began to fret about school admissions very early on trying to ensure that their 2-year olds attend the "right" nursery school. There are many schools in Margao that still have seats vacant, but people seem to prefer certain popular schools only. So how can you expect the admission process to be hassle free," concludes the counsellor.
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