Goa schools will
now have to provide two compulsory 'water drinking break ‘for students every
day.
All schools in Goa will now have to
provide two compulsory "water drinking breaks" of two-minute duration
each for students during school hours every day, a state government official
said on Wednesday.
A circular has been issued by the state education
department's Deputy Director Mr. Shailesh Sinai Zingde to all the schools,
including those that receive financial aid from the government, besides unaided
primary, middle, higher-secondary and special schools. The purpose behind such move is the observation that students do not drink
sufficient water which sometimes leads to dehydration, the circular stated,
adding that dehydration may have harmful effect on the health of students.
"It is therefore suggested that in
every school there shall be a water break of two-minute each after the second
period and the sixth period, which shall be indicated by ringing a short bell.
Great initiative
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