Hyderabad School Slammed For Putting Up A Billboard Listing ‘Nursery Toppers’

Eat, sleep, play, repeat and yeah recite a few rhymes, that’s what a nursery class kid is supposed to do normally, isn’t it? Well, at least this is what we have all grown up doing. Our days in kindergarten were some of the most carefree days in school life. Probably because, there was no fear of punishment, no peer pressure, and no sense of competition or need to score the first rank in exams.

But things have changed now!

A school in Hyderabad has put up huge billboards of toppers in the city. That should have been no big deal as most of the schools and coaching centers do this to encourage students to secure top ranks in an examination.

But Priya Bharti High School went way too far as they decided to put up a billboard of ‘Nursery toppers’ in the city. A Twitter user posted a picture of the hoarding which has gone viral on social media.

https://twitter.com/KrrisshYadhu/status/1177469216351375360?s=20

The school’s idea of triggering a sense of competition and rat race in young students did not go down well with the netizens. They began calling out the school authorities for such an insensitive approach towards educating younger kids. Here’s what they have to say:

Soon you will see nursery kid trying attemlted suicide if this kind if unwanted stress is not stopped 😬😬

— RaWon 🇮🇳 (@I2hav_voice) September 28, 2019

https://twitter.com/UdtaTeer14/status/1178015987410427904?s=20

Some schools even have a graduation ceremony for students going from kindergarten to primary school.🤦‍♀️

— Mrs Palakkadan 🇮🇳 (@Lotus2021) September 28, 2019

Are they not violating children's rights to privacy by openly displaying images like this? There are many schools on @Facebook which also posts the photos of school events with children & keeps the link 'public'. .@RealMediaCrooks @AmitShah @smritiirani @nsitharaman .@NCPCR_

— Pran (@Pran_0) September 29, 2019

Killing childhood

— €ternal Damnation (@Lord_0f_Avernus) September 28, 2019

Just reducing the little Children to Rats. Preparing for the race where they will fail miserably in life. Taking away their childhood by such displays. It affects the psyche of parents which will be passed on to kids.

— BornPatriot (@IamBornPatriot) September 28, 2019

Pre-primary is time for the kids to prep up for their academic lives, make new friends and get used to the environment of school with classrooms and a few books. Let’s give them space and time they deserve before they plunge into a world of competition.