No more ragging, bullying in schools! Delhi govt high-level panel to form policy soon
5 years, 11 months ago

No more ragging, bullying in schools! Delhi govt high-level panel to form policy soon

India Today  

In order to stop bullying and ragging in schools, the Delhi government has decided to form a high-level committee comprising senior officers of the DoE to frame policy and a mechanism to monitor its implementation in the state at district-level and school-level. "A standing committee will be constituted at the headquarter-level comprising senior officers of the DoE to frame anti-bullying policy and monitor its implementation in the state at district-level and school-level," it added. "There must be proper sensitisation of community also regarding bullying and ragging through school management committee meetings, parent-teacher meeting and parents representing in other committees of the school and their support is to be availed in bullying prevention efforts," it added. Read: HP govt to generate Vice Principal posts in senior secondary schools to improve functioning of schools Read: 171 govt schools in Vellore to get LKG, UKG classes, Anganwadi students to be enrolled first

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Probe team visits Dhanbad private school to record the statement of affected girls, parents and principal
1 day, 19 hours ago

Probe team visits Dhanbad private school to record the statement of affected girls, parents and principal

The Hindu  

A team of District Legal Service Authority probing the alleged humiliation of over 100 girl students by the principal in a Dhanbad school recorded the statements of the girls, parents, teachers, and the principal on Monday. Following this, Principal District and Sessions judge-cum-DLSA Chairman Virendra Kumar Tiwari formed a nine-member committee under the chairmanship of Legal and Defence Council System …

'Extremely serious, worrying': Arvind Kejriwal on bomb threats to Delhi schools
1 month ago

'Extremely serious, worrying': Arvind Kejriwal on bomb threats to Delhi schools

Hindustan Times  

Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo has voiced serious concerns about recurring bomb threats targeting schools in the national capital. "This is the second time this week that Delhi schools have received bomb threats, which is extremely serious and worrying. More than 6 prominent schools in Delhi received bomb threats via email on Friday morning, triggering immediate security protocols. …

Over 1 lakh students failed in Class 9 in Delhi government schools
6 months ago

Over 1 lakh students failed in Class 9 in Delhi government schools

India Today  

More than one lakh ninth-grade students in Delhi government schools failed their annual exams for the 2023-24 academic year. According to the data, 1,01,331 ninth-grade students failed in 2023-24, compared to 88,409 in 2022-23, 28,531 in 2021-22, and 31,540 in 2020-21. Additionally, 46,622 eighth-grade students failed in 2023-24 following the cancellation of the 'no-detention policy' under the Right to Education …

Delhi's civic body-run primary schools shifting to 'no bag policy'. Details here
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi's civic body-run primary schools shifting to 'no bag policy'. Details here

India Today  

The education department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has prepared a roadmap - VISION@2047, under which the civic body would focus on various initiatives to convert the primary education system into a result-oriented system. Under VISION@2047, the MCD would focus on educating students about gender equality and is planning to transform its double-shifted municipal schools into single-shift ones to …

Delhi LG approves recruitment of teachers through state body
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi LG approves recruitment of teachers through state body

Hindustan Times  

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Monday approved the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff against vacancies in Delhi government-aided schools through the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board, officials aware of the development said. Officials in the LG office termed Monday’s move a “far-reaching” decision, which they said will “mitigate” and “curtail” malpractices like favouritism in the recruitment of government school …

Qualification For Managers: Delhi High Court Protects Private Unaided Schools From Coercive Action By Directorate Of Education
2 years ago

Qualification For Managers: Delhi High Court Protects Private Unaided Schools From Coercive Action By Directorate Of Education

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered that no coercive steps be taken against private unaided schools if the qualifications of their Managers are not in accordance with the circulars issued by Delhi Government’s Directorate of Education on November 24, 2004 and November 17, 2022.Justice Prathiba M Singh in the interim order said that any action may impact lakhs of students …

Classes 5, 8 students won't be promoted if they fail annual exams: Delhi govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Classes 5, 8 students won't be promoted if they fail annual exams: Delhi govt

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government's new promotion policy mandates that students of classes 5 and 8 will not be promoted if they fail to clear the annual examinations, doing away with its earlier 'no detention' rule. Classes 5, 8 students won't be promoted if they fail annual exams: Delhi govt Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the 'no detention policy' was very …

Delhi new policy: Students need to clear Class 5,8 annual exams for promotion
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi new policy: Students need to clear Class 5,8 annual exams for promotion

Live Mint  

Under the new promotion policy of the Delhi government students of classes 5 and 8 will not get promoted to the next class if they fail to pass in their annual examination. The new changes come as the Delhi government decides to eliminate its earlier 'no detention rule' which ensured students up to class 8 had to be promoted. Talking …

"They Are Children Without A Voice": High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Plea To Fill Vacant Posts In School For Blind Students
2 years, 5 months ago

"They Are Children Without A Voice": High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Plea To Fill Vacant Posts In School For Blind Students

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of Delhi Government in a plea seeking filling up of vacant posts of Principal, Vice Principal and other teaching staff in a Government run school for blind students. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing an application moved in a 2018 plea …

Number of students in Delhi govt schools rose by 21%: Delhi Deputy CM
2 years, 7 months ago

Number of students in Delhi govt schools rose by 21%: Delhi Deputy CM

India Today  

Speaking at the World Education Forum 2022 in London, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday that the number of students enrolled in Delhi government schools rose by 21 percent in the past seven years. WE CHANGED THE PERCEPTION OF GOVT SCHOOLS: MANISH SISODIA Speaking about the government schools in state, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said, “In …

Delhi govt issues new advisory for schools after surge in Covid cases
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi govt issues new advisory for schools after surge in Covid cases

India Today  

The Delhi government's Education Department on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for schools after a Covid-19 case was reported in a private school in South Delhi. According to the new Covid advisory, Delhi schools will have to inform the Department of Education about the Covid cases reported in their schools. Following the spike in cases, several schools in these areas also …

824 schools without headmasters: Child rights commission issues notice to Delhi govt
2 years, 9 months ago

824 schools without headmasters: Child rights commission issues notice to Delhi govt

India Today  

In Delhi, out of 1,027 government schools, around 824 are functioning without a headmaster or principal. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sent a notice to the Delhi chief secretary over vacant positions of principals of schools and sought explanations. Only 203 government schools in the national capital have a headmaster or principal, the apex child rights …

NCPCR says only 203 out of 1027 govt schools in Delhi have a head, seeks explanation
2 years, 9 months ago

NCPCR says only 203 out of 1027 govt schools in Delhi have a head, seeks explanation

India TV News  

Highlights Only 203 out of 1,027 govt schools in Delhi have a headmaster or principal, NCPCR said NCPCR chairperson said BJP MP Manoj Tiwari found major issues related to the hygiene structure NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo noted that the head of school has an important role to play Only 203 out of 1,027 government schools in the national capital have …

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia reviews online classroom teaching in govt schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia reviews online classroom teaching in govt schools

India Today  

On Thursday, Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, reviewed the online teaching and learning process in Delhi government schools during their frequent closures amid Covid-19. Manish Sisodia was informed that through offline and online mediums, worksheets are reaching 99.2 percent of students from KG to class 2, 99.1 percent of students from classes 3 to 5, 94.21 percent …

15% Delhi govt school students 'untraceable' in lockdown, not attending online classes: Manish Sisodia
4 years, 5 months ago

15% Delhi govt school students 'untraceable' in lockdown, not attending online classes: Manish Sisodia

India Today  

The Covid-19 lockdown has caused schools and colleges to shut down and widened the education gap between the classes with the unavoidable shift to online classes. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia informed that close to 15 percent students enrolled in Delhi government schools are not “traceable” since the lockdown was announced. “So far, there are maximum 15 percent students who …

15% Students Enrolled in Delhi Govt Schools Not Traceable Since Lockdown, Not Attending E-classes
4 years, 5 months ago

15% Students Enrolled in Delhi Govt Schools Not Traceable Since Lockdown, Not Attending E-classes

News 18  

Close to 15 per cent students enrolled in Delhi government schools are not "traceable" since the lockdown was announced and have not been attending the alternative classes conducted online or through phones, according to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. So far, there are maximum 15 per cent students who are not traceable and are not in contact with their schools …

Declare 2019-20 as zero academic year, demands Government School Teachers Association
4 years, 7 months ago

Declare 2019-20 as zero academic year, demands Government School Teachers Association

India Today  

Coronavirus cases continue to increase in the country's capital, Delhi. Now, the Government School Teachers Association of Delhi has demanded that the government declare this academic year as zero. Ajayveer Yadav, General Secretary, Government School Teachers Association Delhi showed concerns about children and teachers' safety if schools reopened. Schools as Covid-19 isolation centres boost parents's worry In fact, parents are …

Non-recognised private schools in Delhi will not be shut: Manish Sisodia
5 years, 2 months ago

Non-recognised private schools in Delhi will not be shut: Manish Sisodia

India TV News  

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday assured parents of students studying in non-recognised private schools in Delhi that such institutions will not face closure. His assurance came after the Delhi government's Directorate of Education identified 700 such unrecognised private schools that violate the provisions laid down in the Right to Education Act, 2009. The Delhi government believes in opening …

Ensuring Central Schools In Each District, Common Syllabus Is A Policy Decision Which The Court Can't Take: Delhi HC [Read Order]
5 years, 3 months ago

Ensuring Central Schools In Each District, Common Syllabus Is A Policy Decision Which The Court Can't Take: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has held that ensuring at least one Central School in each Taluka and having common syllabus for all schools is a policy decision that needs to be addressed by the government and not by the court. Filed by BJP leader Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, the petition had sought the following directions from the court: Direct the Ministry of …

Delhi Government issues notice to government school vice-principle, librarian, teacher
5 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Government issues notice to government school vice-principle, librarian, teacher

India Today  

The Delhi government has issued a show caused notice to the vice-principle, librarian, and a teacher of a government school in Pusa, seeking for their reply within three days. About the inspection The inspection was carried by the Directorate of Education at the Government Boys Senior Secondary School IARI, Pusa, on January 29. In one of the classes of the …

No teacher or principal can be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act
5 years, 11 months ago

No teacher or principal can be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has recently announced that principals and teachers cannot be asked by municipal corporations to perform duties outside the purview of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act and rules under it. The Delhi High Court has taken the authorities to task for assigning duties to school teachers which are 'not remotely' connected to …

44 K Delhi govt school students yet to receive uniform subsidy due to ‘defunct’ bank accounts
6 years, 1 month ago

44 K Delhi govt school students yet to receive uniform subsidy due to ‘defunct’ bank accounts

Hindustan Times  

Nine months into the academic session, as many as 44,191 government school students are yet to receive subsidy for uniforms from the directorate of education as their bank accounts are “non functional”. The Delhi government distributes books to the students and transfer subsidy for uniforms and stationery directly into their bank accounts once a year According to the circular issued …

Calcutta HC Issues Directions To Prevent Child Sexual Abuse In Schools [Read Order]
6 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC Issues Directions To Prevent Child Sexual Abuse In Schools [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed authorities to appoint counsellors in about one lakh educational institutions in West Bengal to protect students from sexual abuse.The Court was acting on a petition filed by parents of a girl child who suffered abuse by physical education teachers of a city based school. The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed authorities to …

HRD seeks report after Delhi school segregates students into Hindu, Muslim sections; Incharge suspended
6 years, 3 months ago

HRD seeks report after Delhi school segregates students into Hindu, Muslim sections; Incharge suspended

India TV News  

The incharge of an North Delhi Municipal Corporation school in Delhi's Wazirabad was suspended after reports alleged that Hindu and Muslim students there were being allegedly segregated into different sections. According to a media report published on Wednesday, a section of teachers employed by the NDMC alleged that a primary school in Wazirabad was segregating Hindu and Muslim students in …

Delhi govt warns schools about recognition loss, principals to face action for compromising on 'student safety'
6 years, 4 months ago

Delhi govt warns schools about recognition loss, principals to face action for compromising on 'student safety'

India Today  

The Delhi government has warned schools in the national capital of withdrawal of recognition and initiation of disciplinary proceedings against principals if student safety guidelines are not complied with. Direction by Delhi government Pulling up the schools for "half-hearted compliance", the Delhi government has said there is no respite in the number of various types of physical, emotional and sexual …

Arvind Kejriwal seeks report over alleged confinement of kindergarten students in Delhi school basement
6 years, 6 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal seeks report over alleged confinement of kindergarten students in Delhi school basement

Firstpost  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a report from the education department about the alleged confinement of kindergarten students in the basement for not paying school fees. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a report from the education department on Wednesday about the alleged confinement of kindergarten students in the basement for not paying school fees. Commenting on …

School's Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints Sparks Outrage, As High Court Orders Forwarding of Complaints to Police
7 years, 1 month ago

School's Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints Sparks Outrage, As High Court Orders Forwarding of Complaints to Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has slammed a school for its handling of sexual harassment complaints against a music teacher. The court found that the school's response to the complaints was inadequate and that it failed to take any legal action against the accused teacher. The court also ordered the school to forward all the complaints to the police. The court's …

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