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Kerala’s new 'Bag Free Days' policy could relieve students from carrying heavy backpacks on at least four days a month. General Education Minister V Sivankutty
If the Kerala government implements its new 'bag free days' policy, children will no longer have to carry heavy backpacks to school on at least four days per month.
General Education Minister V Sivankutty has stated that the state government is examining a variety of ways to address children's and parents' concerns about the weight of school bags.
The government would soon take a call on the issue of heavy school bags of students from Class 1 to 12 in the state, he said in a statement on Friday.
Various complaints and suggestions are pouring in from parents and those who love the public education system.
Sivankutty said the textbooks are already being printed and distributed among the children in the state as two parts, with an objective to alleviate the burden.
But, there are complaints that school bags are still too heavy, the minister noted.
Directions will be issued to maintain the weight of school bags of Class 1 students between 1.6 kg-2.2 kg and that of Class 10 students between 2.5 kg-4.5 kg.
Apart from this, the introduction of “bag free days” initiative in state schools for at least four days a month is also under consideration of the government.
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