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India Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Kerala Muslim body to protest state's move to extend school hours
Prominent Muslim body in Kerala, Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, through its affiliate Samastha Kerala Madrassa Management Association (SKMMA), has announced a series of protests against the Kerala government's decision to increase school working organisation argues that the revised schedule will severely impact madrassa education, which is attended by around 1.2 million Muslim students in the protest is in response to the government's recent order extending school hours for Classes 8 to 10 by 30 minutes daily in all government, aided, and unaided schools following the state syllabus. The extended time —15 minutes added each in the morning and afternoon sessions (except Fridays) — is aimed at achieving 220 working days and 1,100 instructional hours as mandated by the Right to Education Act and the Kerala Education Samastha contends that madrassa classes, usually held in the mornings before regular school, will be disrupted. It views religious education as mandatory and asserts that the new schedule cuts into this critical plan to hold district-level conventions against the government by July 22, then regional-level protests would be held by July 25. On August 5, they will be having a march to the Collectorate and on September 30, they plan a march to the State Secretariat.- Ends
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Madrassa body plans stir over school timing changes
Kozhikode: Samastha Kerala Madrassa Management Association, which oversees the functioning of madrassas under Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, warned of launching an agitation against the LDF govt's decision to revise school timings, claiming that it adversely impacts madrassa operations in state. Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, the association's office-bearers told the media that details of the protests would be announced during a convention at Kozhikode Town Hall at 10am on Thursday. Association general secretary E Moideen Faizi Puthanazhi said the decision to extend working hours of schools was made unilaterally without discussions. He said the new schedule was affecting the functioning of over 11,000 madrassas under Samastha in which around 12 lakh students were studying. He added that despite Samastha president Mohammed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal personally requesting chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to roll back the new schedule, govt did not respond positively. Faizi also recalled that a similar attempt was made by the previous LDF govt (2006–11) when MA Baby was the education minister. He said that move was withdrawn after widespread protests. State govt had issued an order in June extending the daily time for Classes VIII to X in govt, aided and unaided schools under the state syllabus by 15 minutes in morning and afternoon sessions, except Fridays. The change aims to meet the target of 220 working days and 1,100 instructional hours as stipulated by the Right to Education Act and Kerala Education Rules.
