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The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on Tuesday issued a notification to all its schools, directing them to integrate into their curriculum the “Compassionate Citizen”, a humane education programme designed to teach children to be kind to animals.
“Compassionate Citizen”, which has been prepared by animal rights advocacy group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), will be integrated directly into the official curriculum via languages, science, social studies, environmental, and value education curricula.
Compassionate Citizen is designed to teach 8 to 12-year-olds to be kind to animals and has been endorsed by the Animal Welfare Board of India and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The statement went on to say that the programme has to be included in the monthly curriculum as an extra-curricular day activity or a one-day workshop, and that it will be divided into four different sections.
The notification came after a meeting between representatives from PETA and KVS officials.
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