Surat DEO serves notice to 3 CBSE schools for not teaching Gujarati

Surat: Surat district education officer Dr Dipak Darji gave notices to 3 CBSE schools in the city for not teaching the Gujarati language to the students.

The notices are issued to three CBSE schools namely 1. White Lotus International School- Vesu 2. Kendriya Vidyalaya- Dumas Road 3. Kendriya Vidyalaya- Magdalla Road. Gujarat high court has ordered the state government to take action against the schools not teaching the Gujarati language.

A plea over the Gujarati language course was filed in the Gujarat high court. The high court had stated during the hearing that actions will be taken against the board which denies teaching the Gujarati language. The high court had stated that the board which wants to function in Gujarat will have to strictly obey the state government’s policy. The state government policy is also applicable to the other boards except for the Gujarat board. The state government has declared that all the schools of the state will have to provide a certificate stating that they teach the Gujarati language. The details will be taken from the official and submitted to the court. The hearing will be scheduled for 22nd December on the plea.