As part of gender equality, all the girls in the school at Chunakkara Government Higher Secondary School switched to pants and shirts. Chunakkara Government Higher Secondary School is the first school in Alappuzha district to implement gender neutral uniform.
The district panchayat had decided to implement the gender equality scheme in the district from the next academic year. The parents’ meeting decided to implement the project this year itself. Chunakkara Government Higher Secondary School is a rural school with more than 450 students. The project was implemented with the joint efforts of Principal K Ponnamma and other staff members.