<p>Even as the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has filed criminal cases against four schools in the city for refusing to admit students under the 25 per cent quota provision of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, a number of other schools are openly flouting the rules and no action has been initiated against them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Maqsood Pasha, an autorickshaw driver living in Sultanpalya, was overjoyed when his child was allotted a seat in Indian Public School, R T Nagar during the first round of online seat allotment. <br /><br />However, he was sent away by the school when he went to claim his seat. "I visited the Block Education Officer (BEO) once on March 22 and on March 31, the last date to claim my child's seat. But that was not of much help. When I told him about the possibility of getting another seat in the second round, he told me that I had already got it in the first round and was not entitled to one more. I am in a helpless situation and am thinking of sending my child to a government school now," he said. <br /><br />The school has similarly refused admissions to a number of students who were allotted seats in the school.<br /><br />Brigade School, behind Orion Mall, has openly flouted the rules, said Adarsh Iyer, who has filed a PIL challenging the government's rules.<br /><br />"I will be meeting the Upa Lokayukta on the issue. The school is deceiving parents by showing a High Court order of another case while claiming that it applies to RTE admissions," he said. <br /><br />The DPI has filed criminal cases against Air Force School, Murgeshapalya, Achieve School of Education, Basavanagudi, New Millennium School, Horamavu, MVJ International School, Marathahalli, for failing to admit students under the quota. <br /><br />A DPI official said more such action against erring schools is on the cards. <br />"These include schools, such as the likes of Brigade School and NPS , HSR Layout," the official added. <br /> </p>
<p>Even as the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has filed criminal cases against four schools in the city for refusing to admit students under the 25 per cent quota provision of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, a number of other schools are openly flouting the rules and no action has been initiated against them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Maqsood Pasha, an autorickshaw driver living in Sultanpalya, was overjoyed when his child was allotted a seat in Indian Public School, R T Nagar during the first round of online seat allotment. <br /><br />However, he was sent away by the school when he went to claim his seat. "I visited the Block Education Officer (BEO) once on March 22 and on March 31, the last date to claim my child's seat. But that was not of much help. When I told him about the possibility of getting another seat in the second round, he told me that I had already got it in the first round and was not entitled to one more. I am in a helpless situation and am thinking of sending my child to a government school now," he said. <br /><br />The school has similarly refused admissions to a number of students who were allotted seats in the school.<br /><br />Brigade School, behind Orion Mall, has openly flouted the rules, said Adarsh Iyer, who has filed a PIL challenging the government's rules.<br /><br />"I will be meeting the Upa Lokayukta on the issue. The school is deceiving parents by showing a High Court order of another case while claiming that it applies to RTE admissions," he said. <br /><br />The DPI has filed criminal cases against Air Force School, Murgeshapalya, Achieve School of Education, Basavanagudi, New Millennium School, Horamavu, MVJ International School, Marathahalli, for failing to admit students under the quota. <br /><br />A DPI official said more such action against erring schools is on the cards. <br />"These include schools, such as the likes of Brigade School and NPS , HSR Layout," the official added. <br /> </p>
