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Students In Kerala Schools May Soon Have Bagless Days Every Month
The government would soon take a call on the issue of heavy school bags of students from Class 1 to 12 in the state.
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Reduce Weight Of School Bags: Kashmir School Education Department
The School Education Department, Kashmir, said heavy school bags are a serious threat to the health and well-being of the students.
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Don't Think Children Carry Unnecessarily Heavy Bags, No New Directive Needed: Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking that weight of school bags be reduced, saying it does not think children carry "unnecessarily heavy bags" as books have become thinner in tune with the times.
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Haryana Government To Implement Pilot Scheme To Free Students From School Bags
The Haryana government would implement a new pilot scheme in 50 schools in the state for the upcoming academic session under which students will not be carrying bags and their books would be kept in schools.
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12-Year-Old School Boy Plans Protest Against Heavy School Bags
12-year-old school boy Rugved Raikwar will lead an agitation in Chandrapur near Nagpur in Maharashtra on October 2 to protest heavy school bags. Rugved, who studies in Vidyaniketan School in Chandrapur, plans to hold a sit-in to draw the attention of the state administration towards the hardships and health hazards which the students face due to he...
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Pics: Heavy School Bags Leading To Hunchbacks In Children
With heavy load of books in their bags, as much as 68 per cent of school children in the age group of 7-13 years face the risk of backaches and hunchbacks, a recent survey conducted by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India points out. The survey noted that over 88 per cent of children in the age group of 7-13 y...
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Fed Up With Heavy School Bags, 2 Students Hold Press Meet To Narrate Woes
Burdened with heavy school bags, two seventh grade boys held a press conference here to highlight the plight of students who carry a load of 5-7 kg on their shoulders daily to attend classes.
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Come Up With Policy On Heavy School Bags: Court To Jammu And Kashmir Government
The burden of heavy school bags on children in Jammu and Kashmir may finally ease. The high court has asked the education department to come up with a policy on this within three months, after a petition was filed by an undergraduate student.
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CBSE Asks Schools To Work On Reducing Students' Bag Burden
The CBSE has asked schools to consider ways to reduce the burden of heavy bags carried by students.
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Issue Circular on Weight of School Bags: High Court to Maharashtra
Voicing concern over heavy bags carried by school children, the Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra Government to issue a circular within a month fixing a date for implementing recommendations of an expert committee that looked into the issue.
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Delhi Government Reduces Syllabus for Students Upto Class VIII
Students upto class eight studying in Delhi government schools will get a relief from carrying heavy bags to schools as the government has decided to reduce the syllabus by 25 per cent from October onwards, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said today.
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Enter Class, Place Bag on Weighing Scale: Maharashtra's New Rule
Children struggling under the weight of an oversized schoolbag is a distressing sight across India, but now Maharashtra has ordered parents to ensure kids lighten their load.
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58 Per Cent Children Suffer From Ailment Due to Heavy School Bags: Bombay High Court
Children carry very heavy school bags in comparison to their age and over 58 per cent of students below 10 years of age are suffering from orthopaedic ailments, said a Maharashtra-government-appointed committee report submitted to the Bombay High Court today.
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Heavy school bags hard on children
The average school bag load of middle school children is way too heavy and should be reduced for comfort and safety.
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Students In Kerala Schools May Soon Have Bagless Days Every Month
The government would soon take a call on the issue of heavy school bags of students from Class 1 to 12 in the state.
-
Reduce Weight Of School Bags: Kashmir School Education Department
The School Education Department, Kashmir, said heavy school bags are a serious threat to the health and well-being of the students.
-
Don't Think Children Carry Unnecessarily Heavy Bags, No New Directive Needed: Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking that weight of school bags be reduced, saying it does not think children carry "unnecessarily heavy bags" as books have become thinner in tune with the times.
-
Haryana Government To Implement Pilot Scheme To Free Students From School Bags
The Haryana government would implement a new pilot scheme in 50 schools in the state for the upcoming academic session under which students will not be carrying bags and their books would be kept in schools.
-
12-Year-Old School Boy Plans Protest Against Heavy School Bags
12-year-old school boy Rugved Raikwar will lead an agitation in Chandrapur near Nagpur in Maharashtra on October 2 to protest heavy school bags. Rugved, who studies in Vidyaniketan School in Chandrapur, plans to hold a sit-in to draw the attention of the state administration towards the hardships and health hazards which the students face due to he...
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Pics: Heavy School Bags Leading To Hunchbacks In Children
With heavy load of books in their bags, as much as 68 per cent of school children in the age group of 7-13 years face the risk of backaches and hunchbacks, a recent survey conducted by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India points out. The survey noted that over 88 per cent of children in the age group of 7-13 y...
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Fed Up With Heavy School Bags, 2 Students Hold Press Meet To Narrate Woes
Burdened with heavy school bags, two seventh grade boys held a press conference here to highlight the plight of students who carry a load of 5-7 kg on their shoulders daily to attend classes.
-
Come Up With Policy On Heavy School Bags: Court To Jammu And Kashmir Government
The burden of heavy school bags on children in Jammu and Kashmir may finally ease. The high court has asked the education department to come up with a policy on this within three months, after a petition was filed by an undergraduate student.
-
CBSE Asks Schools To Work On Reducing Students' Bag Burden
The CBSE has asked schools to consider ways to reduce the burden of heavy bags carried by students.
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Issue Circular on Weight of School Bags: High Court to Maharashtra
Voicing concern over heavy bags carried by school children, the Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra Government to issue a circular within a month fixing a date for implementing recommendations of an expert committee that looked into the issue.
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Delhi Government Reduces Syllabus for Students Upto Class VIII
Students upto class eight studying in Delhi government schools will get a relief from carrying heavy bags to schools as the government has decided to reduce the syllabus by 25 per cent from October onwards, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said today.
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Enter Class, Place Bag on Weighing Scale: Maharashtra's New Rule
Children struggling under the weight of an oversized schoolbag is a distressing sight across India, but now Maharashtra has ordered parents to ensure kids lighten their load.
-
58 Per Cent Children Suffer From Ailment Due to Heavy School Bags: Bombay High Court
Children carry very heavy school bags in comparison to their age and over 58 per cent of students below 10 years of age are suffering from orthopaedic ailments, said a Maharashtra-government-appointed committee report submitted to the Bombay High Court today.
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Heavy school bags hard on children
The average school bag load of middle school children is way too heavy and should be reduced for comfort and safety.
