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The authorities of Karnataka has taken enactment against 2 schools successful Bengaluru for violating the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015.
In effect to a question connected Kannada teaching successful ICSE, CBSE, IB and IGCSE schools by N. Ravi Kumar of the BJP successful the Legislative Council connected December 16, Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa said that officials served notices connected The Bengaluru International School astatine Dommasandra successful Anekal taluk of Bengaluru South territory and connected Gear Innovative School astatine Dodda Kannahalli successful Bengaluru South district, and imposed a punishment arsenic per the Act.
The Minister said that the authorities of Karnataka had framed rules nether the Act mandating teaching Kannada arsenic either the archetypal oregon 2nd connection successful backstage schools. The schools had to springiness an acknowledgement connected obeying the regularisation astatine the clip of seeking renewal of recognition.
Why lone 2 schools?
Mr. Ravi Kumar expressed astonishment connected enactment being taken against lone 2 schools, stating that galore CBSE and ICSE schools hardly thatch Kannada, which was evident by the information that students from specified schools conflict to work Kannada.
The Minister responded stating that officials did enactment whenever they received a ailment astir schools violating the rules.
Under the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, successful unit successful Karnataka since 2017, it is mandatory to teach Kannada arsenic the archetypal oregon 2nd connection successful each schools successful the State.
