Children aged 6-14 yrs shouldn’t be paying fees
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Specifying that it’s easy for the government to pass Acts but difficult to implement them, Justice L. Narsimha Reddy of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday said it’s a “Western approach to just confer a bundle of rights”.
Addressing a national seminar on ‘Right to Education: Constitutional Dynamics’ at Icfai University campus in Shankarpally, Justice Reddy said the ideal teacher-student ratio in primary schools should be 1:30, and emphasised the need for education among school dropouts.
Speaking at the seminar, Professor Shanta Sinha, chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said: “Children between six and 14 years should be totally exempted from paying any school fee, not even on the pretext of library charges or for festivals. They shouldn’t be forced to produce birth or transfer certificates, as this clause prevents school admission and results in a large number of dropouts.”
Professor Shanta Sinha also said children should be admitted in classes appropriate for their age with proper training, and that there shouldn’t be any detention, screening test or corporal punishment for children.
Moreover, every institution should have a school management committee and most parents should have a role in them in a bid to democratise schools, Ms Sinha said.
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