City-based leading ICSE schools, DBMS English School and The Tagore Academy have detained over 40 students. Following this in protest against violation of rules of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, a group of parents of students belonging to DBMS English School and The Tagore Academy in, both affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) protested against detention of students in Class VIII.
The parents said that no student can be detained under section 16 of the Act till the completion of elementary education in schools. Sources informed that around 35 students in DBMS English School and eight students of The Tagore Academy have been detained in class VIII.