Lower primary students of this Kerala gov’t school pen petition against seniors

Children, especially those studying in lower primary classes, today are showing their peers how to put to use the things that they learn in their classroom in their daily lives.

Things took an interesting turn after Class IV students of Madampil Government Upper Primary School at Kandalloor in Kayamkulam education sub-district decided to put to use the format to write a petition that their teacher had taught them to air their grievances, stated a report in The New Indian Express.

Explaining what led to the move made by the youngsters, Reji D, Headmistress of the school said, “As is usual in schools, the students, especially boys make use of the break time and also free periods to play. Well, it so happened that the boys in the senior classes used to let loose the Neymars and Ronaldos in them by kicking around a plastic bottle on the campus.”

However, even though they enjoyed playing football with plastic bottles, it turned into a big problem for the small children studying in the lower primary classes.

“While kicking the plastic bottle around, many times it hit the smaller children when they go to the toilets. It was becoming an issue for them,” said the headmistress. The children were at their wit’s end thinking of a way to put an end to their seniors’ rough play. It was during this time that the Class IV students were taught how to write a petition.