All private schools should follow the Right To Education (RTE) Act and orders issued by the district administration in the interest of children to avoid strict actions, said the Collector P Narhari.
Narhari presided a workshop organized under free and essential Right to Education Act to the principals and directors of private schools.
The workshop was organized in Bhagwat Sahai auditorium, the Collector said that to resolve the problem of private schools, the district administration would provide all possible cooperation but strict action would also be taken against the schools which do not give admission to the children of deprived groups under the free and cumpulsory Right to Child Education Act. He called on principals and directors of private schools that they should not allow their schools to become shops.
The district administration has issued orders in connection with text books , copies , uniforms etc to relieve the guardians of undue burden. All private schools should seriously follow them. The Collector also told the directors of private schools that keeping in mind the destitute children, the district administration has issued guide lines to create friendly atmosphere in their school. So that the children could get equal privileges and facilities.Narhari laid special emphasis on the security of the children.
At the outset the assistant project coordinator of district education center SB Ojha gave detailed information to the directors of all the schools about free and essential Right To Child Education Act (2009)through slides.
On this occasion additional collector Shiv Raj Verma, Satyendra Singh, district education officer Mohar Singh Sikarwar, SDOP, revenue officers Anurag Choudhary, project coordinator of district education centers were on the stage. In the workshop all the SDO’S Revenue officers, departmental officers, directors and school principals of all the of Gwalior, guardians, children and book sellers were present.