After destiny forced her out of a school, Ranjani Kumurika seems to have never thought of a school again in her life by any stretch of imagination. Past couple of years, for Ranjani, have been all about the confines of her house which even was not a permanent address since her parents had to lead a nomadic life of sort.
Even worse, Ranjani does not know what is her age. The Headmaster of Kasturinagar Primary School, Rayagada says," we tried to get her age from her mother who is apparently ignorant of the year Ranjani was born, but says- may be 8/9 years ago. We have taken her to the local anganwadi centre and asked the AWW there to ascertain her age and then we will admit her into a class in our school". Thanks to the provisions under the RCFCE Act, 2009 Ranjani is now going to be enrolled into her age-appropriate class. And, now the State govt. will through special training, take care of bringing her to a level at par with the average capability level of the class that she would belong to now.
Merely two days in the school and Ranjani has made new friends. She thinks she looks better than before and is more organized in terms of her personal hygiene and cleanliness. Apparently the other new students in the school have been told about the necessity of being neat and clean.
Upon trying to learn about her family and why she was never enrolled in a school before, a local community member (who pleaded to keep his identity under wrap)said, "There are many families as Ranjani's who migrated to Rayagada town from the naxal affected areas. Even a passing thought of schools for their children would have never occurred to them". However, a district level officer from the education department supplemented that they would have to reach out to such families in the locality to find out if there were children in the age group of 6-14 years who would have either dropped out or never gone to a school. These people reported impromptu that RTE seems to have created such an impact where in stakeholders at different levels now are bracing for ensuring the rights of children to elementary education.
Even worse, Ranjani does not know what is her age. The Headmaster of Kasturinagar Primary School, Rayagada says," we tried to get her age from her mother who is apparently ignorant of the year Ranjani was born, but says- may be 8/9 years ago. We have taken her to the local anganwadi centre and asked the AWW there to ascertain her age and then we will admit her into a class in our school". Thanks to the provisions under the RCFCE Act, 2009 Ranjani is now going to be enrolled into her age-appropriate class. And, now the State govt. will through special training, take care of bringing her to a level at par with the average capability level of the class that she would belong to now.
Merely two days in the school and Ranjani has made new friends. She thinks she looks better than before and is more organized in terms of her personal hygiene and cleanliness. Apparently the other new students in the school have been told about the necessity of being neat and clean.
Upon trying to learn about her family and why she was never enrolled in a school before, a local community member (who pleaded to keep his identity under wrap)said, "There are many families as Ranjani's who migrated to Rayagada town from the naxal affected areas. Even a passing thought of schools for their children would have never occurred to them". However, a district level officer from the education department supplemented that they would have to reach out to such families in the locality to find out if there were children in the age group of 6-14 years who would have either dropped out or never gone to a school. These people reported impromptu that RTE seems to have created such an impact where in stakeholders at different levels now are bracing for ensuring the rights of children to elementary education.
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