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Major Challenges faced by School- One of the
major challenges that the school has been facing is
that the rate of dropout from the school among the
students (mainly TGL minority) during the winter
months is quite high as they engage themselves in
the nearby brick industries as daily wage workers.

1) School dropouts (Partial dropout and
Permanent dropout)

Major Reasons are as follows-
● Non-supporting parents- Many parents are
neither sure what their children are going to do after
studies and nor they get convinced with the
advantages of their children being educated. So they
engage their children in the same job they have been
doing (mainly in brick industries and tea gardens)
and it is unfortunate that students tend to give up
their education in face of economic reasons. Also,
some parents engage their school-going child
(mainly girls) to look after their younger siblings
which ultimately hampers the student‘s education.

● Early marriage- This is also a very prevalent factor among the girl students violating their rights
to health, education and opportunity. Their families force them to get married in order to escape
the cycle of poverty and they consider it as a ‗release of burden‘.

Plan to bring a transformation- In order to bring a transformation from the prevailing situations,
the school made certain plans to provide a conducive school environment to the students (a
positive school culture and meaningful relationships with teachers) in order to motivate them to
come to school regularly. Also, students were made to perform street plays and organize awareness
campaigns under the assistance of the staff. Moreover, community collaboration in various aspects
was highly encouraged and a positive response was achieved to a certain extent.

Efforts Initiated or the Process of Transformation

● Emphasizing the importance of education- The staff members personally visited their (drop out
students) homes and work places and insisted to prevent the students from leaving the school by
showing them attractive future job opportunities that requires a certain degree, for which they has
to continue their education. This effort was made in order to make them realize that if they study
properly until a certain age, they are more likely to get a job that would uplift their lifestyle and
decrease the chances of physical labour. The married students were also met personally and we
insisted them to pursue their education, with a motive that they don‘t lag behind.
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