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This is an archive article published on March 26, 2011
Forced to obey must pass norm under RTE,govt schools worried about students future
Government school teachers and authorities are finding it increasingly hard to implement the Right to Education Act
Written by Anupam Bhagria
Ludhiana | March 26, 2011 12:07 AM IST
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Government school teachers and authorities are finding it increasingly hard to implement the Right to Education Act,under which it has become mandatory to pass all students from class I to class VIII.
A school headmaster,however,said,There are some students who are too weak in class VIII. It would be wrong to promote them in class IX. These students will become a burden to us after reaching Class X and will thus affect our board results.
Harpal Kaur,District Education officer (Elementary) Ludhiana said,We have already issued circulars to all the government schools telling them not to fail any students till class VIII under the RTE Act and the schools are supposed to strictly follow it.
A mathematics and science teacher of a government high school said,The students of class VIII and VII are good in other subjects but quite weak in maths and science. If we pass them and promote them to the next class,it will lead to a chaotic situation for us. It would be difficult to make them learn tough syllabus of the next classes when they had failed the previous ones.
Meanwhile the schools are feverishly wondering as to whether they should strictly follow the RTE Act,or their own counsel.
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