SSC examinees' future in peril
As many as 14 lakh SSC examinees and their guardians will have to bear the brunt of the ongoing political turmoil from February 2 if the BNP does not call off its country-wide blockade. The students, whose coaching and last minute preparations have undeniably been hampered due to the volatile political situation, now face an uncertain future, with the SSC exams scheduled to begin in less than a week and no assurance from the opposition that the blockade will be called off anytime soon.
We echo the concerns of millions of examinees and their guardians who find themselves in a helpless position. Even though the ministry officials state that they are prepared to hold the tests on time, how, in these violent times in which even students are not spared, are we to guarantee the safety of examinees to and from their exam venues? The situation is even more dire for students in rural areas whose exam centres are several miles away.
Meanwhile, postponement of exams under the current circumstances does not seem like a viable option. After all, can we postpone the exams indefinitely, in tune with the opposition's programmes?
The academic calendar for millions of children has already been adversely affected at the start of 2015. Thousands of O and A level examinees have already lost out, as some of their examinations were cancelled as a result of hartals.
We urge the opposition to call off the blockade at least till the SSC exams are completed and allow some normalcy to return to the lives of our future generation.
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