HSC passouts run special Covid schools for younger tribal students

Thane | Saturday | 1st August, 2020

Summary:

Even amidst the pandemic, a community-based organisation from Thane district's Murbad tehsil is ensuring that tribal students don't miss out on studies. Shramik Mukti Sanghatana has come up with a unique concept of 'COVID schools' where educated youngsters from villages teach students from Std I to VI. Over the past two weeks, the number of such schools in Murbad has gone up to 10, with 30-34 students in each. Ground realityTulpule added, "Usually during monsoon, children in tribal villages spend more time in schools as their parents work in fields. It encouraged HSC pass-outs and graduates from the villages to teach students from Std I to VI..