Teachers at Lakkavalli’s government school prevent it from shutting down after it had been closed or considered for closure due to low enrolment, according to reports.

The school, previously merged with another government school, reopens or operates as an independent campus and now enrolls about 160 students, the outlets say. The accounts focus on the teachers’ decision to continue efforts to keep the school running rather than let it end following earlier administrative changes tied to student numbers.

Both reports describe the same overall arc: low enrolment leads to closure or merger, and teacher action later leads to renewed functioning and increased attendance. However, the descriptions vary slightly in wording—one emphasizes a school that was “once shut,” while the other highlights a school that had been “merged”—without presenting major differences about the outcome or current enrolment figures.