Summary:
Anubha Sahai, president, India Wide Parents Association, said, "We will protest if the policy is scrapped by the government. In fact, we will demand the no-detention policy be extended till Class 12." Jayant Jain, the president of another parents association, Forum for Fairness in Education, said, "If the no-detention policy is scrapped, it will dilute the purpose of providing free and compulsory education to children. While the Lok Sabha has passed a bill to amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act to abolish the "no-detention" policy in schools, according to the amendment, it would be the states' prerogative to decide whether to continue the policy. We don't understand why they are planning to leave it up to the state government to implement or cancel the policy..