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Right To Education: Lok Sabha passed bill to end no detention policy in schools
Lok Sabha Passed Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education 'Second Amendment' Bill, 2017: Details
Lok Sabha has passed The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017 to abolish the ‘no detention policy’ in schools.
The Bill amends the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Act was having the provision of 'no detention policy' therefore, no child can be held back in any class until the completion of elementary school (from classes 1st to 8th).
The Bill amends provision related to no detention policy in the parent Act to empower central or state government to allow schools to hold back a child in class 5, class 8, or in both classes. It mandates conducting, regular examination in class 5 and class 8 at end of every academic year.
If in case, the child fails class 5, class 8 examinations, he will be given additional instruction and opportunity for a re-examination (within two months from the declaration of the result). If a child fails again in re-examination, he may be held back in class 5, class 8, or in both classes.
The Bill empowers Union and State governments to decide whether to not hold back a child in any class till completion of elementary education. Further, Union or State governments will decide manner and conditions subject to which child may be held back.
