CCPUR, Oct 5: The reopening of school and other educational institution from today as well as the one extra hour extension of the public curfew as per the decision of the JAC against `anti-tribal bills` did not fully materialise as certain school students opposed the reopening by staging protests in front of their schools, in particular Don Bosco, VK Tona and Rayburn school/college where the protesting students did not allow fellow students to attend classes by blocking the entrance of the respective schools.
At the Vision Academy l, Young Leaner, and Montessori School, those behind the “student movement” told the school authorities to close their institutions saying that when their fellow student`s death bodies are lying unburied in the district hospital morgue, they have no right to start attending normal classes.
The student in some other schools, in particular Sialmat Chtidtism Higher Secondary Schools, also tried to prevent the reopening of their schools but failed as women folks insisted the JAC`s decree, supported by major umbrella student unions of the district like ZSF,HYA and KSO, must be adhered to.
They stood guard at the gate of the schools to ensure normal classes.
In other parts of the town, schools like the L. Foundation Schools of Bungbual, classes were allowed till 12 noon.
Many government schools like Phungkhothang Govt. High School closed proceedings after school assembly, while others like Vimala Raina High school had classes till 11am, though under immense pressures from certain sections of the students to shut school until the matter for which the nine martyrs sacrificed their lives is resolved.
Schools in the Churachandpur district has been shut for the 36th days as on today.