KATHMANDU, Sept. 1 -- Thousands of school buses circled Kathmandu's Ring Road on Monday as private school operators intensified their protest against the School Education Bill.

The rally, involving what organizers claimed were around 7,000 school buses, caused major traffic disruptions across the federal capital.

The protest was jointly organized by leading private school associations, including PABSON, N-PABSON, HISSAN, APEN and NMA, all of which have voiced strong objections to several provisions of the bill endorsed by the Parliament's Education, Health, and Information Technology Committee. The bill is set to be tabled in Parliament on September 11.

Private schools, which have been protesting since July 14, are demanding two major...