<p class="bodytext">The 90-year-old Belman Mary Little Flower Higher Primary School, Karkala taluk, has been closed down due to lack of students and teachers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though there were 22 students during the academic year, the lack of teachers in the school forced authorities to merge the school with a neighbouring school.</p>.<p class="CrossHead Rag">Lone teacher</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since 2012, the school only had Matilda Menezes as its lone teacher.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As there is no recruitment of teachers by the government for unaided schools after a teacher retires, the authorities were compelled to shut down the school.</p>.<p class="CrossHead Rag">Lack of interest</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parents feel that the lack of interest shown by the government to recruit teachers in aided schools led to the closure of the school.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The 90-year-old Belman Mary Little Flower Higher Primary School, Karkala taluk, has been closed down due to lack of students and teachers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though there were 22 students during the academic year, the lack of teachers in the school forced authorities to merge the school with a neighbouring school.</p>.<p class="CrossHead Rag">Lone teacher</p>.<p class="bodytext">Since 2012, the school only had Matilda Menezes as its lone teacher.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As there is no recruitment of teachers by the government for unaided schools after a teacher retires, the authorities were compelled to shut down the school.</p>.<p class="CrossHead Rag">Lack of interest</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parents feel that the lack of interest shown by the government to recruit teachers in aided schools led to the closure of the school.</p>
