Amendments sought in the Act to make clear the roles of different stakeholders and ensure good quality education for all.
There are questions galore on the nitty gritty of the Right to Education, and some of Karnataka’s non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have got together to ask them.
Under the banner of Samajik Parivarthan Janandolan, a state-level alliance of organisations working in the fields of education and health, the NGOs have raised their voices against not just the ‘elitist’ attitude of the private schools, but also the ‘discriminatory’ education policies of the government. They claim that the government has so far done little to ensure that poor children have a right to sound education.
“The RTE Act has many flaws, including the role of private schools in opening its doors for children belonging to economically weaker sections of society. We want the government to make everyone accountable in providing free, compulsory and quality education to all children, irrespective of their financial status,” Y Mariswamy, senior member, Samajik Parivarthan Janandolan, said in a conversation with DNA.
The NGOs are soon planning to submit a memorandum to primary and secondary education minister Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri to bring vital changes in the RTE Act, including accountability and role of all stakeholders in the education system. They would also address concerns raised by schools about checking the ability of children they admit.
The raging debate regarding the role of private schools in helping the cause of education of underprivileged children was sparked off by a circular sent by Bethany High School in Koramangala to parents of its students, with the underlying tone being against the RTE Act. That circular was, however, later withdrawn.
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