Puttur to have a special school for Down Syndrome kids

Puttur to have a special school for Down Syndrome kids

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, April 25, 2014 :  ROTA JC Down Syndrome Academy, a special school for children suffering from Down Syndrome will be inaugurated at Rotary Manisha Building at Puttur on April 28. The Academy is an initiative of Junior Chamber of India and Rotary Puttur and aims at improving the quality of life of children suffering from Down Syndrome.

Informing this to reporters,  Muliya Krishna Narayana, President of JCI, Puttur, said the school would commence operations from June 2 and was conceptualised on World Down Syndrome Day. He said  the need to set up the school was felt more after he  saw Suresh  Nayak of Puttur who  despite his disability  has achieved laurels.

The classes will be held in the Academy from 10 am to 3 pm from Monday to Friday and kids in the age group of 5 and 18 suffering from Down Syndrome are eligible for admission. The children will be charged Rs 300 as monthly feel, he said. There are also plans to start a physiotherapy unit  in the future,  Krishna Narayana  informed.