Dozens of children and their parents living in the rural interiors of Malappuram district heaved a sigh of relief when the Kerala High Court stayed the closure of six multi-grade learning centres (MGLC). However, their future will depend on further course of government action.
Several parents had approached the court with the help of M. Ummer, former MLA, seeking a reprieve from sudden closure of the MGLCs at Kalanthiruthi, Melmuri, Arimanal, Tharikulam, Arimangalam, and Manjalpara.
The parents had protested against the government decision to wind up the MGLCs, popularly known as ‘single-teacher schools’ or ‘alternative schools’ or ‘badal schools’.
