St Xavier's School in Nepal closes down indefinitely
Kathmandu: St Xavier's School, one of the oldest English-medium schools in Nepal and part of the educational chain run by Jesuit Fathers renowned for their contribution to education in Nepal and India, has closed down indefinitely after an agitation by a section of teachers. The school authorities decided to close down the 58-year-old school indefinitely from Monday after a newly formed union of teachers, calling itself the Nepal Institutional School Teachers' Union, submitted a 12-point demand to the principal and began a sit-in before the gate of the school in Jawalakhel in Kathmandu Valley. The school is among Nepal's most renowned educational institutions, and has about 90 local teachers besides the Jesuit Fathers, most of whom are Indians barring a few Americans. The agitation by the union of 15 to 20 teachers has affected about 1,700 students. The school authorities remained tight-lipped, saying they have an agreement with the agitating teachers not to speak in public...