Bandipora, August 2: Principal of Government Girls Higher Secondary School (GGHSS), Bandipora, Jawaid Ahmad Magray has rebutted the claims published in a report by Kashmir Convener dated August 2, 2025, which alleged that vocational stream students were being denied access to the school’s ICT lab.
In an official rebuttal statement issued on Saturday, Magray termed the report “factually incorrect, misleading, and damaging to the reputation of the institution.”
Rejecting the allegations categorically, the Principal stated that the ICT lab is a shared digital learning resource accessible to all students, including those in the vocational stream.
He clarified that lab access is governed by a rotational schedule devised by the academic committee in coordination with all departments to ensure fair use across all streams—Science, Arts, Commerce, and Vocational. He added that whenever any scheduling conflicts arise, they are addressed through mutual coordination among staff members.
Highlighting the institution’s commitment to inclusive education, Mr. Magray noted that GGHSS Bandipora is among the few schools in the district actively promoting vocational education in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
According to the statement, vocational trainers have been provided the necessary ICT-based support, and several ICT sessions for vocational students have already been successfully conducted since March this year.
Magray also criticized Kashmir Convener for not reaching out to the school administration for clarification before publishing the article. “The institution follows an open-door policy for grievance redressal, and no formal complaint—written or verbal—was received regarding lab access before the article was published,” he said.
Addressing a related claim made in the article regarding the teaching of the Kashmiri language, Mr. Magray clarified that while he fully supports the promotion of regional languages, Kashmiri remains an optional subject at the secondary level. He said students have increasingly opted for vocational courses over Kashmiri based on their academic interests and career goals.
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