Dailybhaskar.com | Jul 18, 2012, 11:05AM IST
Bangalore: In a
shocking incident came to light on Tuesday, a private school here allegedly cut
off tufts of hair on top of the heads of four children who were admitted there
under the Right to Education (RTE) quota. This was done to reportedly
distinguish these children, admitted under the RTE quota, from other students.
As per a report published in The Hindu, the parents of the
children, admitted in standard I in the school at Nandini Layout, allege
students admitted under the RTE quota are made to stand separately during the
assembly and their lunch boxes are checked before they enter their class. They
allege that the names of their wards have not been entered in the attendance
register. The school reportedly makes them sit in the back benches and they are
not given any homework.
Incidentally, this school is part of the Karnataka Unaided
School Managements’ Association (KUSMA) that is vehemently opposed to
implementation of the RTE quota of 25 percent in city schools. Several schools
under KUSMA, including this one, remained closed for the second day as part of
the association’s weeklong protest against implementation of the RTE.
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