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Your rights as parents of school children
Holding your child’s school accountable to its faults can be a task. However, there are a few routes you can take to help solve common problems
According to the World Bank, 60% of schools in India are privately managed. Some of these provide excellent education, have a carefully balanced student-teacher ratio and offer a range of extra-curricular activities. But not all private schools match the claims they make or measure up to the standards that you as parents may expect of them for the fees you pay. The recent Right to Education Act, which guarantees free and compulsory education to all children up to Std VIII, provides a legal framework on admissions, treatment of children and quality of teaching.
Of the many issues that trouble parents across the country, it is usually the lack of information that hampers their ability to exercise their legal rights. This problem is compounded by differences in the law across states.
In this report, we look at some of the issues that parents frequently come up against – fee hike, teaching quality, lack of PTAs, etc – and offer a broad perspective that will help you grasp the legal and de facto context within which strategic solutions can be explored.
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