Two organisations of private schools have expressed solidarity with the ongoing people’s movement for the restoration of complete democracy and warned that all private schools would close down if the government did not try to solve the current crises through dialogue by April 28.

The two organizations also decided to provide scholarship to children of those killed during pro-democracy protests in the country.

Speaking at an interaction programme, Umesh Shrestha, president of the Private and Boarding Schools’ Organisation of Nepal (PABSON), said the King, political leaders and Maoists should give up their stubbornness and solve the crises through dialogue.

He further said “We have decided to provide scholarship for school education to the children of those killed during pro-democracy movement in the country.”

Stating that there are over 8,500 schools in different parts of the country under their umbrella, Shreshta said, “This will enable such children to receive school education in any part of the country.”

Stating that they could hardly remain silent when the entire country was burning, Shreshta added, “We will announce various protest programs to show solidarity with the ongoing movement for peace and democracy in the days come.”

Likewise speaking at the same programme, general secretary of National PABSON, Karna Bahadur Shahi, said that the solidarity they have expressed is for the people’s movement, not for the party’s movement.
The teachers demanded that schools be declared a zone of peace and that no warring activities be entertained in any school or educational institute.

Both organisations demanded the immediate release of Pankaj Rathour, vice-president of NPABSAN; Dr Shanta Dixit, principal of the Rato Bangla School and also of all detained students.

Likewise, Nepal-Japan Social Friendship Academy has offered scholarship for school education to the martyrs’ children. nepalnews.com pb Apr 14 06