Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 19: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought reply from Government on a Public Interest Litigation, seeking issuance of the appropriate guidelines for admission of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) under Right to Education Act.
The PIL also seeks directions from the court to ensure the admission, attendance and free education of children with bench mark disability free of cost and any other barriers preventing them from getting quality education in the recognized unaided private schools of Jammu and Kashmir.
The petitioners submitted that the time and again approached the concerned authorities including Chief Secretary and Director School Education Kashmir for redressal of their appeal for providing inclusive education to CWSN in top private schools. However, they said their representation was never replied by the authorities. “The petitioners also personally met the concerned authorities but all in vain,” they said.
They also submitted that the PIL was for the benefit of thousands of children with special need who are not able to have access of quality education in their neighborhood schools as per their rights and entitlements under Right of Children to free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
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