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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Private schools shy away from implementing RTE provisions by Shoeb Khan

Private schools shy away from implementing RTE provisions by Shoeb Khan

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published Published on Jan 5, 2011   modified Modified on Jan 5, 2011
It came as a rude shock for parents of economically weaker sections (EWS) whose wards were denied admission under the Right to Education Act, which guarantees 25% reservation in schools at entry level. Most schools don't seem inclined to implement the provisions of the RTE Act as the state government has failed to frame rules in this regard.

A few schools are not even accepting the forms under this category, while others are asking the parents to submit complete set of documents including income and domicile certificates.

There is so much confusion that many parents do not even understand the modalities of the act. NGOs too have failed to raise awareness about the act among the public.

As a result, few parents under the EWS category have dared to approach the premier schools for their child's admission. "I can never think of sending my children to a private English-medium school but I have dared to purchase an admission form of a known private school in the city hoping that they will abide by the law," said Rajnish Sharma, a clerk in a private engineering college.

While at the face value schools have welcomed the RTE provisions, but have demanded some changes in the clauses. Damodar Goyal, president, Society for Unaided Schools in Rajasthan argued that schools should be allowed to fill the vacant reserve category seats with general candidates so that they do not incur losses.

"Fees is the main source of income for the schools. If the Centre doesn't give any subsidy for taking 25% students from weaker sections, then schools will be left with no choice but to pass the burden on to the other 75% students," said Goyal.

He also argued against the provision that defines weaker section children as those who belong to a BPL family. "This doesn't define the BPL family either. The Act should have a clause under which BPL family having a BPL card from a competent authority can avail of the benefit," said Goyal.

He also objected to Part 5 of Rule 5 which states that local authority shall ensure that names of all children enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction must be displayed at the school notice board. He said schools will require a lot of space to display the names of all students. "It will not serve any purpose rather could be used by some miscreant to gather information about a child," he added.

K B Kain, principal, Delhi Public School, said this clause would create a difference in the minds of children. "Schooling is not about classrooms. It involves the kind of pens you use, the cars you come to school to, the amount of money you spend in tuck shops, the school trips you can take part in that are bound to create psychological barriers."

Advocate Munish Kumar Sharma said, "If any school refuses admission to a child fulfilling the criteria under the EWS category, the parent can challenge it in the court.

The Times of India, 5 January, 2011, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Private-schools-shy-away-from-implementing-RTE-provisions/articleshow/7220275.cms


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