Gen Alpha protests mirror government report: Big gaps in school education

Student protests highlight gaps in teachers, toilets and basic school infrastructure across IndiaNEW DELHI: Another kind of student protest is beginning to surface on social media - schoolchildren demanding small fixes: a teacher, a usable toilet, a playground, sometimes even a proper road to school. The complaints may be local, but data suggests the gaps they point to are widespread.In Hamirpur, 300 children marched 6km to the collectorate seeking a usable road to school; in Lucknow, 250 girls marched over teacher shortages and basic amenities; in Jaipur, students with disabilities protested over toilets, sanitation and unsafe classrooms.The problems are neither confined to one region nor of the same kind everywhere. Jharkhand has 36 pupils per teacher, West Bengal has internet in only 19