Enact on Heavy School Bags of Children

P.P.BABURAJ

Director, People’s Legal Forum and Member, Juvenile Justice Board, Mysore. Cell: 9448576297

Press Statement                                                                                                                              

13 November 2013

Enact on heavy school bags of children

On the occasion of children’s day, the state government has to take a strong step to reduce the burden of school bag of the children. Currently, school children carry heavy load of books every day and thereby suffer from various ailments such as backache, fatigue, headache, etc. The school authorities or department of education do not give attention on the mental and physical problems of children, arising out of heavy school bags. Every parent is worried of his child’s heavy school bag.

Heavy school bag amounts to cruelty on children. ‘Learning without burden’, though accepted in principle, has still remained in the National Curriculum Framework of 2005. Children have been deprived of playful and joyous curriculum. It is high time for the government to enact law limiting the weight of school bags at 10% of the body weight of the child. The government under the leadership of Sri Siddaramaiah should show the will to immediately address this problem of children of our land, on this occasion. This would add meaning in celebration of children’s day.

Warm regards

P.P. Baburaj