Kindergarten Kid Expelled For Low Grades In The City

GUWAHATI: In a case of choosing academic grades over a kindergarten kid’s learning capabilities, a case was published wherein the Principal of a private school in the city allegedly expelled a 7-year-old girl student for being a “slow” learner and failing to secure better grades in her class. The news states that the incident came to light weeks after the school reportedly violated the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, and one individual posted about it on Facebook.

The father of the girl has sought a written apology from the authorities of the School, which called him for further discussion toward readmitting his daughter. The school Principal said the child was not expelled and the authorities had only mentioned its possibility to her parents. The father, unwilling to put his child back in the school, said he took up the matter with the Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in March besides approaching an NGO. The ASCPCR after receiving the complaint immediately acted on the matter and sent out a clear instruction and recommendation to the school authorities to cancel the expulsion order of the child along with copy of the same to the CBSE. The CBSE and the school authorities’ responded immediately to the Commission’s instructions.

After going through the child’s school Performance Report and the facts mentioned in the complaint letter, the Commission vide letter dated April 10, 2019 instructed the school to not detain the child and immediately promote her to class- I. With reference to ASCPCR’s recommendation letter, in the best interest of the child, the school authorities have promoted her to class-I and notified the same to the ASCPCR vide letter dated April 25, 2019. The Commission wants to clarify here that the action of the school to promote the child to class-I is due to the prompt and timely efforts of the ASCPCR which has protected the child from any further mental harassment and restored her faith ensuring justice. Similar instances of harassment to school children based on grades as well as instances of corporal punishment whenever founder reported has been effectively dealt by the ASCPCR ensuring that no violations are made by school authorities as far as rights of children are concerned.

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