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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | New amendment to education Act may court trouble again-Shreya Bhandary

New amendment to education Act may court trouble again-Shreya Bhandary

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published Published on Aug 23, 2012   modified Modified on Aug 23, 2012
-The Times of India

MUMBAI: A day after a notification about the amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Act was released on the government website, unaided minority schools are busy planning their next move. This amendment clearly states that only theological schools are off the RTE hook, while the rest, including unaided minority schools, will have to follow even the 25% reservation clause under RTE. While most are still waiting to get an official circular about the same from the education department, some are sure this case might end up in court once again. 

"This new amendment goes against the constitutional rights given to minority institutes. We will discuss this with some legal experts but from the look of it, this matter will definitely end up in court," said Rohan Bhat, chairman of Children's Academy group of schools and also a member of the Unaided School Forum. In an April 2012 order, the Supreme Court had made it clear that all schools, except unaided minority schools, were entitled to follow the reservation clause. However, this point was raised in the Rajya Sabha and the proposed amendment got the president's approval by the end of June. 

"There's an uneasy calm everywhere right now, but schools are already chalking out a plan to set things straight once again. Minority institutes already fill up 50% of their seats from their community, then where is the space to fit in more students? How many times will the government keep updating RTE?" asked the principal of an ICSE school, who refused to be quoted. 

Most minority schools are unhappy with this new amendment. "There should have been a proper discussion about this with schools and the government should have understood that minority schools are already facing problems," said Lalitha Hariharan, principal of Rizvi Springfield School, Bandra (W). "Though we haven't received an official circular from the education department about this, officials informed us about this amendment at a recent meeting," she added. 

Continuous changes to the Act has caused more confusion than clarity, say many. "The Supreme Court order on the 25% clause came two years after the Act was implemented. Now, by making such amendments, the government is going to further delay the implementation of the Act because someone will definitely take this matter to court again," added Bhat.

The Times of India, 23 August, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/New-amendment-to-education-Act-may-court-trouble-again/articleshow/15610045.cms


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