Naina Mishra
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 15
The District Education Officer on Friday issued a show-cause notice to Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, for conducting an entrance exam for admission to Class VI in violation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. The school has been asked to file a reply in this regard by February 18.
Under the RTE Act, no school can subject a child to screening procedure up to Class VIII. According to the Section 13(2)(b) of the Act, “No school or person shall, while admitting a child, collect any capitation fee and subject the child or his/her parents or guardian to any screening procedure. Any school or person, if in contravention with the provision of subjecting a child to screening procedure, shall be punishable with a fine.”
The order stated, “It has come to the notice of the department that your school has violated the RTE Act by adopting a screening procedure for admission to Class VI. You are directed to submit your comments in the matter by February 18 before 10 am positively through a special messenger to the office.” The registration was open for admission to Classes VI and IX from December 17, 2018, to January 19, 2019, in the school. As per sources in Bhavan Vidyalaya, they had conducted the exam in December.
Earlier also in 2015, the school had carried out a similar advertisement, but withdrew it after parents objected.
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