Schools ignore orders, start early admissions

Despite a circular and instructions put out by the director of school education and even an announcement made by the Deputy CM in the Assembly, schools continue to violate government orders by starting off admission process.

Hyderabad School Parents’ Association (HSPA) says that there are so many instances of rule violations by schools that they are tired of bringing them to the notice of the government.

On November 6, the department of school education released a circular asking all schools not to start admissions process months ahead of the next academic year.

The circular also stated that as per the Right to Education, the normal period for granting admissions in any school is between June 12 and August 31.

The education department has also said that admissions cannot be granted until the government notified the date for it, and any deviation would be viewed seriously and action initiated against school managements accordingly.

However, parents claimed that some schools in the city had already begun the admissions process.

Seema Agarwal, member of the HSPA, said, “When we enquired with the commissioner of school education about the delay in submission of the report of Professor Tirupathi Rao Committee, he said he was not authorised to comment on it, saying we should instead ask Professor Tirupathi Rao himself. It seems the panel may be given a further extension.”

Arvinda Jata, another member of the HSPA, said, ‘”The admissions currently going on in some schools are an example of how schools don’t pay heed to directives and instructions from the education department. Inaction by the government is the cause of such a scenario. Regulations need to be implemented strictly.”