In a letter directed to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the All Uttarakhand Parents Association has named three schools which according to it are not following the guidelines laid down in Right to Education (RTE) Act and demanded stern against them.
In response to a letter of parent’s association, the Secretary (affiliation) CBSE had dispatched a letter to the President of the Parents association Niraj Singhal that all the CBSE affiliated schools should follow the provisions of RTE and they should prescribe the text books of National Council Education Research and Training (NCERT) to the students. However the letter clarified that since no names were provided by the association it is not in position to initiate any action.
Singhal told The Pioneer that on Thursday the association has written another letter to CBSE and mentioned the names of The Indian Academy, Nehru Gram, Shalini Memorial Pubic School, Sahastradhara road and Doon Bhawani International School Ranipokhari which are not following the norms of RTE. He said that these schools are not constituting Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) despite regular reminders by the education department. Singhal said the above mentioned schools have tersely told the district education department CBSE schools are not bound to constitute PTAs. He clarified that the evidences against other schools are being gathered. The association has demanded that the CBSE should cancel the affiliation of these schools.