KATHMANDU: Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have underscored the need for legal provisions that would enable top-performing university students to teach in community schools.
During today’s meeting of the Education, Health, and Information Technology Committee under the House of Representatives, lawmaker Gagan Thapa proposed that laws should be established to explore and utilize outstanding teachers, providing them with necessary services and facilities, if community schools are to surpass private schools in quality.
Lawmaker Ganga Karki emphasized the importance of finalizing the school education bill based on recommendations from experts across various sectors, including the National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal.
Lawmaker Ghising Limbu Lama suggested that legal arrangements should ensure that individuals holding public positions and people’s representatives enroll their children in community schools.
Similarly, HoR members Asim Sah and Rishikesh Pokharel advocated for making education at all levels compulsory and free.
Hit Bahadur Tamang highlighted the issue of an increasing number of teachers compared to students in many rural schools and proposed that the law should include provisions for merging schools based on necessity.
Earlier, lawmakers who proposed amendments to the bill called for making the school education bill more accessible to people with disabilities.
They recommended that school infrastructure and curricula be made disability-friendly and that guardians should bear the cost of school uniforms, books, and supplies.
They also urged for a timely and competitive school education system that would enable community schools to compete effectively with institutional schools.
The bill aims to amend and integrate existing laws related to school education, as well as to organize the establishment and operation of schools in the country.
A total of 152 lawmakers have registered amendments to the bill.
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