Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balen Shah has stated that the metropolis will take action if teachers disrupt the teaching and learning environment by closing schools.
Balen’s statement came on the eve of a nationwide protest of teachers at the call of the Confederation of Nepalese Teachers to protest the Bill to amend and consolidate laws related to education registered recently by the government in parliament.
“We also have reservations about the Education Bill. The authority to formulate the School Education Act rests with the local units. This is because the policy and requirements for school education in Kathmandu differ from those of Jumla,” Shah said in a social media post on Wednesday.
He further emphasized that it is a violation of constitutional provisions for the federal government to introduce a Bill that should be prepared by local units. “The decision to introduce the School Education Act instead of the Federal Education Act and to develop the National Education Policy and Standards is not acceptable in any way,” Balen said. “Having said this, I kindly request teachers not to disrupt the learning and teaching environment by closing schools. Otherwise, necessary action will be taken in accordance with existing laws.”
KMC oversees more than 250,000 students and 10,000 school teachers.
