Century-old schools in Mysuru face closure threat

Key points

• The proposed merger of some of Mysuru’s oldest government schools, including an institution established during the reign of Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and another with nearly 150 years of history, has sparked opposition, with the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO) alleging that the move could lead to the closure of heritage schools serving children from economically weaker sections.
• The controversy centres around the State government’s plan to convert the Government Primary School at Gadichowka in Nanjumalige into a KPS Magnet School.
• Under the proposal, the historic Sri Krishnaraja Government School at B.B.
• Garden, Bala Bodhini School in Chamundipuram, and the Government School in Jayanagar are to be merged with the institution.
• AIDSO claimed the move amounts to shutting down schools that have played a key role in Mysuru’s public education system for generations.