East Champaran School: 20 Years Without Boundary Wall, Education System in Crisis

• A government school in Ganga Pipra village, East Champaran, has been operating for 20 years without a boundary wall, leading to safety concerns and misuse of premises.
• Principal Rakhi Kumari highlights issues like vehicles passing through the school, farmers parking tractors, and a constant fear of accidents due to the lack of a wall.
• The school faces severe infrastructure deficiencies including inadequate classrooms, forcing two classes to share one room, and a shortage of benches, making students sit on the floor.
• With only 6 teachers for 427 students, the teacher-student ratio is poor, hindering effective teaching and learning.
• There is no clean drinking water facility; a submersible pump and pipeline were installed but never functioned, forcing students and teachers to bring their own water.

Why It Matters: A government school in East Champaran struggles with basic facilities, jeopardizing student safety and education.