Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Parents Oppose Dhar School Merger, Nearly 500 Girls Face Withdrawal
A girls' school in Dhar may be combined with a boys' school.
The parents of nearly 500 girls are worried about this change.
They chose the school because only girls studied there.
Many parents say they will stop sending their daughters if boys and girls attend together.
This could prevent many girls from continuing their education.
The school is the only nearby girls' higher secondary school, according to the parents.
Families from villages around Dhar could be especially affected.
The parents have asked government officials to cancel the merger.
Parents of nearly 500 girls oppose merging Government Girls' Higher Secondary School No 4 with a boys' school.
Families say they chose the institution because it was exclusively for girls.
Several parents say they would stop sending their daughters to school if the merger proceeds.
Dhar has no other nearby girls' higher secondary school, potentially affecting rural students' education.
Parents submitted a memorandum on Wednesday demanding that officials cancel the merger.
- Who
- Parents of nearly 500 girls at Government Girls' Higher Secondary School No 4, led by Jagdish Jat of Dilavara.
- What
- Parents warned they may withdraw their daughters from school if it is merged with Sandipani Boys' School.
- When
- The memorandum was submitted on Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Government Girls' Higher Secondary School No 4 in Ghoda Chaupati, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Parents oppose mixed-gender classes and say there is no other nearby girls' higher secondary school.
- Students affected
- Nearly 500 girls
- School involved
- Government Girls' Higher Secondary School No 4
- Proposed merger
- Sandipani Boys' School
- Location
- Ghoda Chaupati, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
- Parents' warning
- They may stop sending their daughters to school
- Parents' demand
- Cancel the merger
- Memorandum recipients
- The district collector, assistant commissioner for Tribal Affairs, local MP, MLA and district panchayat president