Guest workers' children being given Tamil language training in Coimbatore
According to a school education department official, a door-to-door survey is being conducted with the help of school management committees (SMCs) in habitations to identify school going age children. So far, they have identified 43 children, aged between 7 and 14 years, whose family migrated from states like Bihar,
Assam
, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal for work.
"These children are being admitted to nearby govt and aided primary and middle schools through spot admissions.
To support the integration of non-Tamil speaking children into the classroom, schools are providing special workbooks with basic Tamil letters, activity-based learning and commonly used words in English. Teachers use tools like Google Translate to help bridge the language gap," he said.
"In three months, children begin to understand and speak Tamil," the official said, citing the example of a girl from Assam who is now fluent in Tamil and studying in Class IV at the Municipal Primary School in Maninagar in Mettupalayam.
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Authorities are in touch with contractors and company heads to facilitate the admission of children of guest workers and ensure their continued education.
"The school education department will launch a district-level survey starting July 10 to ensure that no child in the school going age group is left out of the education system. The results of the district-wide survey, which covers all blocks, will be available by August end," said another official.
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