JOIN USThe Directorate of Education has imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Sardar Patel Vidyalaya School at Lodhi Road for screening children for admissions in 2011.
According to sources, the DoE has fined the school after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) pulled up the director for not taking action against the erring school since a year.
Two parents had filed complaints against the school authorities, who were screening children for admissions in class II and V last year.
“The complaint was forwarded to the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights. The DoE kept delaying the issue saying the file is being processed. But NCPCR officials decided to take cognisance of the issue and summoned the Director of Education to present himself before a panel during this week,” said the source.
The NCPCR notice issued to DoE on March 23 states, “This commission is conducting a hearing in the matter pertaining to harassment of students aged nine and seven by Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodhi Road by calling them for written admission tests and denying them admission. The director has been summoned before the bench on March 27.”
But DoE imposed the fine only on Monday to ensure that the director has proof to counter his argument with NCPCR officials, allege the source. DoE officials declined to comment on the issue saying it is an internal matter.