School refuses to admit kids under Right to Education Act.

Even after the completion of half of the current academic year, one of the prime schools in the city has allegedly refused to admit some kids under the Right to Education (RTE) Act.

BENGALURU: Even after the completion of half of the current academic year, one of the prime schools in the city has allegedly refused to admit some kids under the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
Despite the direction from Karnataka High Court, the school authorities didn’t give admission to the the kids.

Following this, the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has issued a notice to the school warning them of recommending the affiliating board of the school’s disaffiliation.
Indus International School, affiliated to IGCSE board and located at Anekal (Bengaluru Rural), has allegedly refused admissions to three students who were allotted seats under RTE quota for the academic year 2017-18. Soon, the parents of the two kids approached the High  Court.

Even the High Court directed the school to admit the kids and based on the direction, DPI communicated the same to the school authorities and do it immediately as half of the academic year is already over. But, school authorities didn’t respond neither to the court direction nor the department communication.
Speaking to Express, Block Education Officer of Anekal said, “Despite the court order and department notice, the school authorities haven’t  yet accepted admission of the children. Now, the parents have filed a contempt case against the school authorities which will be heard in the High Court on Monday.”

Meanwhile, the DPI has issued a notice to the school seeking an explanation within three days, and if they don’t respond, the department will write to IGCSE board recommending withdrawal of affiliation and also to the government asking cancellation of the NOC (No Objection Certificate) issued to the school.
However, the school authorities were unavailable for comments.

As per the information available with the DPI, Indus International school was one among the 60 schools in the state which was exempted from the RTE provisions as per the High Court order. But, later the court gave a judgement saying Indus International School does not belong to minority education institutions and vacated the stay, directing the school to admit kids under RTE  quota.Despite the court direction, the school has refused to give admission to the children.

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