The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) is considering taking action against private schools that prescribe textbooks not approved by the JK Board of School Education (JKBOSE) for their students.
This follows reports that some private schools are prescribing books from private publishers for students in classes 6th and above, in contravention of government orders. The DSEK has requested a list of such schools from JKBOSE to initiate “punitive action” against those that fail to comply with the prescribed curriculum.
Qouting by KNO,The JK government has made it mandatory for all private schools to prescribe JKBOSE-published textbooks for students in classes 6th to 8th from the current academic session, with warnings of action for non-compliance.
However, all JKBOSE-affiliated private schools already prescribe JKBOSE-published textbooks for students in classes 9th and 10th.