Due to laxity on the part of the Delhi government, the unrecognised private schools in the capital are exploiting the hapless parents and students. Nauman Ahmed, a Class VIII student in Crescent School, near Seelampur Road in Maujpur is a case in point.
Nauman joined the Crescent School in 2011. He was admitted in Class VII based on a transfer certificate issued by a recognised school. He had also paid hefty fees to the school. He was promoted to Class VIII in the academic year 2012-13 and has regularly attended his classes.
According to Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009, a student has a right of passage up until Class IX, irrespective of his performance in examinations. But Nauman Ahmed, when he approached the school for annual report card, the school issued him the card but detained him in Class VIII.
His father, Nadeem Ahmed approached the school with a written complaint, asking how the school could detain his son in Class VIII despite the RTE Act 2009, he was informed that the school could do so as it was an unrecognised school. The father, needless to say, was shocked to know that the school was an unrecognised one.
Nadeem Ahmed family, thereafter, approached the deputy director of Education (DDE), N-E district with a written complaint dated 1 April 2013, requesting for initiating appropriate action against the school. But until now, no action has been taken by the DDE.
Ashok Aggarwal, national president of All India Parents’ Association (AIPA), said, ‘The mushrooming unrecognised schools are really playing with the careers of the young students by misrepresenting their actual status to the parents. The most unfortunate part is that despite clear directions to the Delhi government by the Delhi high court way back on 8 February 2008 to ensure that no unrecognised school is allowed to run, no step has been taken by the government in this direction. The unrecognised schools were given six months time by the high court to either obtain recognition from the Directorate of Education or to close down. This order applied to all schools from pre-primary onwards.’
According to Aggarwal, ‘The Crescent School literally played a fraud not only with Nauman but also with other similarly placed students. All such mal ractices are possible only with the active connivance of the education authorities.’
When sought for an opinion Amit Singla, director, education, Delhi, said, ‘If the allegations against the school are true, and if the school has broken the RTE act, then there will be appropriate enquiry against the school.’
The RTE Act 2009 came into force from 1 April 2010, which gave a breathing period of three years to all the unrecognised schools to obtain recognition by 3 March 2013.
Nauman joined the Crescent School in 2011. He was admitted in Class VII based on a transfer certificate issued by a recognised school. He had also paid hefty fees to the school. He was promoted to Class VIII in the academic year 2012-13 and has regularly attended his classes.
According to Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009, a student has a right of passage up until Class IX, irrespective of his performance in examinations. But Nauman Ahmed, when he approached the school for annual report card, the school issued him the card but detained him in Class VIII.
His father, Nadeem Ahmed approached the school with a written complaint, asking how the school could detain his son in Class VIII despite the RTE Act 2009, he was informed that the school could do so as it was an unrecognised school. The father, needless to say, was shocked to know that the school was an unrecognised one.
Nadeem Ahmed family, thereafter, approached the deputy director of Education (DDE), N-E district with a written complaint dated 1 April 2013, requesting for initiating appropriate action against the school. But until now, no action has been taken by the DDE.
Ashok Aggarwal, national president of All India Parents’ Association (AIPA), said, ‘The mushrooming unrecognised schools are really playing with the careers of the young students by misrepresenting their actual status to the parents. The most unfortunate part is that despite clear directions to the Delhi government by the Delhi high court way back on 8 February 2008 to ensure that no unrecognised school is allowed to run, no step has been taken by the government in this direction. The unrecognised schools were given six months time by the high court to either obtain recognition from the Directorate of Education or to close down. This order applied to all schools from pre-primary onwards.’
According to Aggarwal, ‘The Crescent School literally played a fraud not only with Nauman but also with other similarly placed students. All such mal ractices are possible only with the active connivance of the education authorities.’
When sought for an opinion Amit Singla, director, education, Delhi, said, ‘If the allegations against the school are true, and if the school has broken the RTE act, then there will be appropriate enquiry against the school.’
The RTE Act 2009 came into force from 1 April 2010, which gave a breathing period of three years to all the unrecognised schools to obtain recognition by 3 March 2013.