Editorial | Hold your ground
Summary
Stakeholders including teachers, school owners, and student organizations are lobbying intensely over the School Education Bill, with protests and demands challenging some provisions even after parliamentary committee endorsement.
Key Points
- The School Education Bill has been endorsed by the House Education, Health and Information Technology Committee after months of deliberation.
- Various stakeholders including school owners’ organizations and teachers have protested and lobbied against certain provisions of the bill.
- Student organizations, including those affiliated with ruling parties, have issued demands contradictory to those of teachers and school owners.
- Lawmakers are urged to consider genuine concerns but resist impractical demands that undermine the constitutional right to free and compulsory education.
