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    Photos: In Sri Lanka, a dangerous climb for online school

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    Photos: In Sri Lanka, a dangerous climb for online school

    Getting online requires a trek through dense bushes visited by leopards, elephants

    Published:  July 14, 2021 07:42 AP
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    Bohitiyawa: Getting online school lessons for residents of a remote Sri Lankan village requires a trek through dense bushes sometimes visited by leopards and elephants. Image Credit: AP
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    The teachers and about 45 schoolchildren in Bohitiwaya then climb more than 3 kilometers (2 miles) to the top of a rock to find an internet signal. Image Credit: AP
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    Information technology teacher Nimali Anuruddhika uses the signal to upload lessons for her students who haven't been able to go to school because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: AP
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    The students who also live in the village make the same climb to download online lessons sent to them by their teachers. Not all have mobile devices or laptops, with four or five children sharing one device. Image Credit: AP
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    Their parents, most of whom are farmers, often accompany their children. H.M. Pathmini Kumari, who accompanies his sixth-grade son, said the children climb the rock twice a day and their safety is a big concern for parents. Image Credit: AP
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    The village in the central-eastern part of the island country lacks basic amenities, and its children had been studying in a government school, now closed, that is about 16 kilometers (10 miles) away. Image Credit: AP
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    In the village of Lunugala, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) away, adults escort schoolchildren to a mountaintop treehouse in a forest reserve. It's about 10 meters (30 feet) high and has internet access. They take turns uploading their homework and downloading lesson plans. Image Credit: AP
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    Schools in Sri Lanka have been closed for the most part since March 2020. Image Credit: AP
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    Authorities say they make every effort to provide all children access to education, but Joseph Stalin, who heads the Ceylon Teachers' Union, says at most 40% of the country's 4.3 million students can participate in online classes. Image Credit: AP
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    The majority lack access to devices or connectivity. Sri Lanka's government on Monday began a campaign to vaccinate all teachers with a view to reopening schools soon. Image Credit: AP

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