A Teachers’ body has strongly opposed the state government’s new school adoption policy and has threatened to initiate statewide protests. The teachers have launched a campaign demanding an immediate rollback of the policy.

The state school education department on Monday issued a government resolution (GR) outlining details of the scheme where public and private entities / individuals, corporates and trusts can adopt government-run schools for a period of five to 10 years. The policy was approved during a special cabinet meeting in Aurangabad last week.