ATSUM demands
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati, March 10 2014 :
The All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has demanded the re-inclusion of Additional English as an optional subject in the syllabus of Cl-IX and X under the Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) .
A statement issued by its General Secretary Marahang Ngiimai alleged that the newly prescribed syllabus by Board does not have Additional English from the optional subjects unlike previous years where a student can opt according to their performance and preference.
It said that removing such general subject has caused serious inconveniences to those tribes whose languages are not introduced by the Board.
The removal of Additional English from the first language option had created a barrier for many students as they have to study others' languages which they are not familiar with.
Meanwhile, ATSUM has also called an emergency meeting of all the Hill Districts Private Schools' Association for consultation on the above matter on Monday.