The Centre has scrapped the no-detention policy for schools in classes V and VIII in schools under its jurisdiction. This decision is set to affect nearly 3,000 schools in the country.
The Ministry of Education, however, clarified that no child shall be expelled from school until the completion of elementary education even after this change is implemented. This notification will be applicable for the central government managed schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools.
Even as schools will be allowed to fail or detain in the same class those students who fail to clear exams, additional support will be offered to such students to appear for a re-examination. Students who fail to pass in the first attempt will be allowed a second attempt two months after declaration of results according to a gazette notification.
“If the child appearing in the re-examination fails to fulfil the promotion criteria again, he shall be held back in fifth class or eighth class, as the case may be. During the holding back of the child, the class teacher shall guide the child as well as the parents of the child, if necessary, and provide specialised inputs after identifying the learning gaps at various stages of assessment,” the notification read.
So far, following the amendment to the Right to Education Act (RTE) in 2019, at least 16 states and two Union Territories in India have already done away with the ‘no-detention policy’ for classes V and VIII.
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