SHILLONG, MAY 17: The state government has directed all educational institutions to comply with the guidelines of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) related to the weight of school bags and health of school children.
In a notification issued on Friday, Principal Secretary of Education department has instructed all schools falling under the department to comply with the government guidelines with immediate effect.
It has directed that schools shall not assign homework to student except those recommended by MBOSE/ICSE/CBSE and shall not assign homework to students of Classes I and II.
The notification said the weight of school bags for students of Class I and II should not exceed 1.5 kgs while the maximum weight of school bags for Classes III to V students shall be 2-3 kgs, for Classes VI to VII students – 4 kgs, for classes VIII to IX students – 4.5 kgs and for Class X students – 5 kgs.
Students should not be forced to bring additional books and other materials apart from the prescribed textbooks. Schools should make sure that students carry only such textbooks as indicated in the time-table.
The Head of Schools and teachers should frame well-designed time table for each class so that children do not have to carry too many books or notebooks to the school each day.
Reading library books and participation in games, sports, arts & culture and other creative and co-curricular activities for holistic development of students must be encouraged.
By Our Reporter
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