No detention policy to be scrapped from next academic year
6th July, 2017Category:
The government has decided to do away with the no-detention policy for students from the next academic session. This decision is taken by the government following the representation from most of the states mentioning that the standard of education has deteriorated because of the policy.
Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, no child admitted in a school will be held back in any class or expelled till the completion of elementary education covering classes 1 to 8. Under this policy, the students up to class VIII are automatically promoted to the next class without being held back, even if they do not get a passing grade. This was implemented under the Right To Education Act to prevent the dropouts.
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