The Nepal Public School Employees’ Council (Nepsec) has issued a notice stating that it will close all community schools in the district from June 17 if the demands of protesting administrative staffers for better pay and perks are not addressed.

Meanwhile, the Nepal National Teachers Association (NNTA) and Confederation of Nepalese Professionals, Palpa, have requested Nepsec not to resort to school closure.

The two organisations made the request at an event organised by the Education Development and Coordination Unit, Palpa, on Friday.

According to Mohan Sapkota, chairman of the NNTA, the demands of the protesters are reasonable but his organisation does not support school closure, which he said will affect the studies of students. “This situation arose after the demands of the administrative staffers of schools were not addressed in the national budget.

Nepsec office-bearers said they plan to stage a demonstration at Bhadrakali in Kathmandu for a week from June 10 and will resort to schools closure if their demands are not fulfilled by June 16.