Unnao , Hundreds of students of a government-run residential school in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao staged a protest on Wednesday over alleged poor-quality food, inadequate drinking water, shortage of teachers and the behaviour of the principal, briefly disrupting traffic at Mohan crossing.
School students have also protested over similar issues in districts including Fatehpur, Hamirpur and Kannauj in recent weeks. The students alleged that the quality of food served at the school was poor and drinking water facilities were inadequate. The students initially insisted on continuing their sit-in until their demands were addressed and sought the presence of the Social Welfare Department and Education Department ministers at the spot.
The protest by students of Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Niyotani Nagar Panchayat in Hasanganj tehsil is the latest in a series of “Gen alpha protests” by school students in Uttar Pradesh in recent weeks over basic amenities and problems affecting their education. They also said a shortage of teachers was affecting their studies and expressed dissatisfaction with the principal’s behaviour. District Magistrate Ghanshyam Meena and Superintendent of Police Jaiprakash Singh reached the school and had breakfast with the students, according to a statement issued by the District Magistrate’s Office. The school has students from primary classes as well as Classes 10 and 11, the SDM said, adding that some “minor issues” raised by the students had been resolved. “The situation at the school is now normal and all students are calm,” the official said.
