This story is from February 18, 2019

Should students be failed at all? Delhi government seeks response

Should students be failed at all? Delhi government seeks response
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NEW DELHI: As the state government prepares to notify the Delhi Right to Education Rules on the no-detention policy, it has sought feedback from the public through a survey.
Among the questions put forward in the survey, the respondents are being asked whether students should not be failed at all, or if such a step be taken in Classes V or VIII, or both. The last date for submitting the feedback is February 23.
As Parliament amended the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, by removing the no-detention policy, it allowed states to frame rules on it.
With Delhi government being at the forefront asking the Centre to remove the policy, it has now formed a committee to look in to the same. The committee is headed by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) member Anurag Kundu.
The report and recommendations will be submitted to the state government on February 25.
The circular issued by DCPCR mentioned that the state advisory council has decided to seek public feedback on the issue. The state advisory council is an umbrella body of education officials from Delhi government, municipal corporations, teachers and educationists.
“In spirit of participative democracy, the committee seeks the views and opinions of stakeholders to enable it to recommend to the government of Delhi to arrive at a suitable decision and make the Delhi Right to Education Rules accordingly. The committee invites suggestions, comments, concerns and ideas regarding the future course of action in light of the recent amendment to the Right to Education Act, and also advises the government on ways to improve the school system that enables children to achieve foundational skills, happiness, and innovations,” the DCPCR circular states.

They have also called upon individuals to review the systemic design, process, curriculum, examination pattern, “…that enables teachers to teach and larger school system to move away from the examination pattern, that is based on understanding of the children rather than the fear of failure or detention”.
The survey includes questions like, “What is your thought on the RTE amendment about the no-detention policy?” The options given include — no student should be detained before completion of Class VIII education, students may be detained in Class VIII but not in any other class, student may be detained in Class V but not in Class VIII and student may be detained in both classes V and VIII.
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