Corporal punishment
will land teachers in jail
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New Delhi: Resorting to corporal punishment in class or
forcing students to purchase books, uniforms and other stationery from a
particular shop could land one up to three years in jail, according to a
draft Bill on curbing unfair practices in schools. The draft ‘Prohibition Of
Unfair Practices in Schools Bill’, 2012 makes it clear that no school shall
directly or indirectly demand or accept capitation fee or demand any donation
for admission to any class. The draft legislation, which would be presented before
the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) meeting here on November 1,
also prohibits schools from denying admission or expelling any student if
he/she is reported to have any serious diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Schools can
neither indulge in any kind of corporal punishment nor withhold students to
appear in any examination for which they are eligible and desirous of
appearing. Besides schools cannot expel any student due to poor academic
performance or detain them arbitrarily, the draft says. –PTI
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Published Date: Oct 29, 2012
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