As many as 3,000 children have been deprived of getting educational opportunity with the closure of five primary schools in poor and Dalit settlements in Mahottari district.

The innocent children have been away from access to educational opportunity after the schools including primary school at Bagada VDC, Sukhaniya, Siddhanath Primary School at Bhangaha-6, Rastriya Primary School at Sonama VDC, Arun Primary School and Ram Primary School at Hariharpur Harinamari VDC have been shut down for the past three years.

The schools have not come into operation due to careless on the part of District Education Office, local guardians, local body and stakeholders, complained education experts. nepalnews.com