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Karnataka’s schools to secure a no-plastic pledge
Posted On Sep 15, 2018Educationists have urged the State Government to ban plastic within all school limits of the state and stop the use of plastic material in and around every school.
The Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) has asked all schools in the State to take a pledge and get families and parents of the students to sign up to stop the use of plastic completely.
The principal of a Poornapramathi School in Girinagar, Bengaluru, Shashirekha had recently written a letter to the principal secretary of the Department of Education urging a stop to the use of plastic materials in the school and also in their surroundings. The department officials sent this request to DSERT to make a state-wide plan.
The DSERT has asked the schools with the help of district and block officials throughout the State to ensure that, school children, their parents, families and neighbouring village members take a pledge on this.
Shalini Rajneesh, principal secretary to the government (Primary and Secondary Education Department), said, “There are 10 points mentioned in the pledge note and that should be internalised by all. Our kids will drive it home literally. And schools should be the first to be a plastic-free zone.”
Educationist
