Digital Goa, Sept 5 – High Court has ordered temporary closure of school at Chimbel till the end of the academic year as it is operating from premises which are unsafe, illegal, unauthorised and not fire safety compliant. Court has ordered temporary closure of Jadeed Pre-Primary School, Jadeed Primary School, Jadeed English High School, and Jadeed Urdu High School. Education department has made arrangements to shift the 475 students studying in these schools to alternate schools in the vicinity by Sept 25 to ensure that their education is not hampered. The court order states that the arrangement of shifting the classes/students is just a stop-gap arrangement in the interest of safety of students till 31/12/2023, which may be extended till 30/04/2024 i.e. till the end of the Academic Year 2023-2024. The management of the school will have to find a permanent solution by then, failing which the Director of Education has been asked to withdraw all the permissions and recognition issued to the school. The Panchayat has also been asked to take necessary action on the illegal school premises.
