Half a dozen schools and colleges in Kathmandu were arsoned/vandalized. Many of the damaged educational institutions were conducting classes online.
What you should know
Schools and colleges that were damaged by arson and vandalism during the violent protests on Bhadra 10 have begun operating from their own buildings after renovation.
Ulens School in Khumaltar and Bansbari has been operating from its own building since last week. Principal Medani Lamichhane said that classes have resumed in the classrooms of both schools after three months.
‘We are back in our own building after three months,’ the school wrote on its Facebook page with a photo of students sitting and playing in the classroom, ‘The students are filled with excitement and joy as they step into the classroom and learning space.’
Half a dozen schools and colleges in Kathmandu were arson and vandalized. Educational institutions that suffered heavy damage due to the arson had conducted classes online. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City had also issued a circular to conduct online classes in the damaged educational institutions. After the repairs, students have returned to their previous classrooms.
The Ulens Foundation had reported that five buildings in Khumaltar, three buildings in Ulens School Bansbari, and the outdoor learning center of the school in Nala, Kavre were damaged by arson. According to the foundation, the school suffered a loss of Rs 1.25 billion. Due to which, the education of about 1,500 students and the employment of more than 500 employees were at risk.
Global College in Baneshwor, which was damaged by the arson, had started teaching in the classroom since the last week of Kartik. Principal Ambadatta Joshi said that teaching in the classroom started after working quickly to avoid affecting the academic calendar. ‘Online classes were immediately started. We have renovated and started teaching from our own building even during the Dashain, Tihar, Chhath and other four-day holidays,’ he said.
The college has stated that 4,000 students of science and management have been studying in their own classrooms for a month.
Shreyam Chaulagain, a 19-year-old student of Class 12 of Global College in Baneshwor, was killed in police firing during the Gen-G movement on Bhadra 23. Global College suffered a loss of about Rs 90 crore due to the arson.
The libraries, labs, classrooms, and educational materials of Ulens and Global College were also burnt. Educational institutions including Xavier International, Nightingale, and Nami, which were vandalized and arsoned, have also started studying in their own classrooms. There were also incidents of theft and looting in the educational institutions that were vandalized and arsoned.
