Sandipani Vidyalaya Udaypura has introduced an alternate-day schooling system for boys and girls after a shortage of school buses affected students from remote villages in Raisen district
Sandipani Vidyalaya Udaypura in Raisen will teach boys and girls on alternate days after a school bus shortage leaves 700 students affected.
Raisen: Sandipani Vidyalaya in Udaypura, Madhya Pradesh, has introduced an alternate-day attendance system for boys and girls because the school does not have enough buses to provide transport to all students who requested the service.
The government-run Sandipani Vidyalaya has around 2,800 students enrolled during the current academic session. Of these, approximately 1,700 students from remote villages have requested school bus services to travel to the school.
According to the applicable arrangements, each school bus can accommodate around 55 to 60 children. With 16 buses available, the school can transport only about 1,000 students, leaving around 700 students without sufficient bus capacity.
Instead of adding buses for the remaining students, the school administration has introduced an alternate-day system under which boys and girls will attend classes on different days.
Sandipani Vidyalaya Udaypura School Bus Shortage
According to the order issued by school principal Vandana Mishra, the shortage of buses has led the administration to divide attendance between male and female students on alternate days.
Under the schedule, boys will attend classes on Monday, while girls will attend school on Tuesday. The arrangement continues by alternating the attendance of boys and girls during the school week.
The decision means that students dependent on the school bus service will not attend the school on all regular working days. According to the information provided by the school administration, students using the government-arranged transport will attend classes for three days a week.
The school administration has stated that students who are able to reach the school through their own means or by spending their own money can continue attending classes every day.
Boys on Monday and Girls on Tuesday
The alternate-day system also affects the way lessons are delivered. Lessons taught to boys on Monday will be repeated for girls on Tuesday.
This means the same academic content will be provided to students on different days depending on whether they are boys or girls.
The arrangement has been linked directly to the shortage of buses available for students who depend on school transport. The school currently has 16 buses, while approximately 1,700 students have requested transport services.
With each bus able to carry only around 55 to 60 children, the available buses can accommodate approximately 1,000 students. The remaining students therefore face restrictions under the new attendance arrangement.
Sandipani Vidyalaya Udaypura Attendance Arrangement
The school administration has clarified that students are not prevented from attending school every day if they arrange their own transportation. Those who can travel independently or pay for their own transport can continue to attend classes daily.
Students who depend on the school buses, however, will follow the alternate-day schedule introduced because of the shortage.
As a result, the transport arrangement has become a factor determining when students can physically attend Sandipani Vidyalaya. Boys and girls using the school bus service will receive the same lessons but on different days.
The issue has arisen at Sandipani Vidyalaya in Udaypura, where the school has around 2,800 enrolled students and approximately 1,700 students seeking school bus services from remote villages.
Sandipani Vidyalaya Udaypura Students Affected
The current bus capacity leaves a gap of around 700 students between the number seeking transport and the number that can be accommodated by the available buses.
The school administration's alternate-day formula has been introduced to manage attendance within the available transport capacity. Under the arrangement, boys and girls will attend on separate days, while the lessons delivered to one group will be repeated for the other.
Students who arrange transportation independently are allowed to attend school every day, according to the school administration.
For students relying on school buses, the new system means attending classes three days a week. The arrangement has therefore changed the regular attendance pattern for students who depend on the school's transport service.
