Kerala Education Minister said Child Cruelty Ban on First Class Entrance Exam

Kerala Education Minister V Shivnakutty stopped the state schools from conducting entrance exams for class 1 students. Describing this practice as child cruelty, he said that strict action will be taken against the entrance examination for admission in class 1 and schools conducting interviews of parents. The minister said that there are some institutions in the education sector which are going on keeping in mind the business. There is also an interview for parents after the entrance examination (for class 1). Mother is working hard to crack this interview. Nothing of this is acceptable. Now we are thinking about not teaching any educational-related part for class 1 students. Let the child come to school happily. Let the child understand the environment and our constitution. Let them understand the values ​​that they should know as a growing citizen.

He also said that the admission of the child in class 1 is a violation of the constitution and the rights of the child. Shivnakutty also expressed concern about the fees of the Parent-teacher Association (PTA) in schools. Whether government or private schools, they should only be charged only Rs 25, 50 rupees or 100 rupees as PTA fees for each class. It has come to my notice that some institutions are charging up to Rs 5,000 as PTA fees. We will initiate strict action against such schools. Such PTA will not be allowed to work here. On January 31, the Minister directed the Director of General Education to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the suicide of the 15 -year -old boy on 15 January. The boy’s family claims that he committed suicide due to excessive ragging and bullying in the school.