The local administration in Siraha district has instructed concerned stakeholders to resume schools that has remained closed for nearly three months. As per the decision of the Monday’s all-party meeting, Chief District Officer (CDO) Man Bahadur BK instructed the stakeholders to resume classes in the educational institutions. The schools have remained shut in various Tarai district, including Siraha, for the past 84 days due to the indefinite strike enforced by the Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM). Following the CDO’s instruction, some private schools in the district headquarters resumed classes on Thursday. But the SLMM activists coerced them to close their gates. “We are forced to close school again after threats from banda enforcers,” said Madhusudan Yadav, founder of Bal Sansar Secondary Boarding School. Yadav complained that the children have been deprived of their fundamental rights to education. The school operators said that the SLMM activists did injustice by closing schools in the district headquarters, while some private schools have been running in Mirchaiya, Golbazaar, Lahan and in rural areas. =