The Ahmedabad Municipal School Board decided on Wednesday to hold classes for children in Signal schools during the summer vacation.
The decision was made following a visit by Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Arvind Kumar, who is also the Patron-in-Chief of Gujarat State Legal Services.
Signal Schools, with the motto ‘Bhiksha nahi shiksha,’ were jointly launched in March by Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, and Ahmedabad Municipal School Board for children involved in traffic signal begging.
The classes are being held on ten discarded municipal buses. Following the visit on Wednesday, the AMC school board officials decided to keep these schools open even during the summer break in order to prepare children for mainstreaming into regular schools.
“It has been decided that classes will continue at signal schools to complete the bridge course till July 15. Following which an exam would be conducted to assess their learning levels. They would be mainstreamed in appropriate classes as per their learning levels,” said AMC school board administrative officer L D Desai.
These ten signal schools have a total of 139 students enrolled.