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ASIAN AGE
TOI - SC case leaves parents worried
NEW DELHI: The government's letter to school associations asking them to delay nursery admissions did little to deter the schools but has left parents confused. They are wondering what yet another court case-likely to be heard by the Supreme Court after the process has started-will mean for them.
"If we go for admissions and put our money, effort and time and the court puts a stop to them, what is the guarantee the money will be refunded? What is the validity of admissions happening now onwards till January 5?" asks a parent on admissionsnursery.com.
"This is a pathetic situation for the parents' community," says Sumit Vohra who runs admissionsnursery.com, "If they pay and there is a stay, all their time, effort, and perhaps even money, would've been spent for nothing. Moreover, the differing schedules mean they'll have to plan for leave in advance."
"The admissions starting on different dates at different schools is a real pain. One has to check the website day and night to keep track of the admission process," says a parent. Tracking developments will be harder still for EWS applicants as internet access is almost a must.
Parents of twins are also a worried bunch. "I have twin daughters and they are my first babies. So in this case, can we get the benefit of first-child?" asks a parent. The other point of contention is age limit. Some schools have chosen to impose an upper-age limit-the Delhi School Education Advisory Board had attempted to fix it in 2012 and 2013 before deciding against it-and that is disturbing for parents who were unable to secure seats for their kids in last year's nursery debacle.
"If we go for admissions and put our money, effort and time and the court puts a stop to them, what is the guarantee the money will be refunded? What is the validity of admissions happening now onwards till January 5?" asks a parent on admissionsnursery.com.
"This is a pathetic situation for the parents' community," says Sumit Vohra who runs admissionsnursery.com, "If they pay and there is a stay, all their time, effort, and perhaps even money, would've been spent for nothing. Moreover, the differing schedules mean they'll have to plan for leave in advance."
"The admissions starting on different dates at different schools is a real pain. One has to check the website day and night to keep track of the admission process," says a parent. Tracking developments will be harder still for EWS applicants as internet access is almost a must.
Parents of twins are also a worried bunch. "I have twin daughters and they are my first babies. So in this case, can we get the benefit of first-child?" asks a parent. The other point of contention is age limit. Some schools have chosen to impose an upper-age limit-the Delhi School Education Advisory Board had attempted to fix it in 2012 and 2013 before deciding against it-and that is disturbing for parents who were unable to secure seats for their kids in last year's nursery debacle.
THE HINDU
DoE puts nursery admissions on hold, to move SC
The government body has directed the schools to put nursery admissions on hold till the hearing on January 5. Most of the city schools have, however, decided to start the admission procedure from Saturday and have refused to abide by the DoE's instructions. This has left the parents in a fix as to whether they should apply for admissions or wait for the SC verdict. The High Court had on November 28 quashed the points system issued by the Lieutenant Governor and permitted schools to form their own guidelines for nursery admission this season.
On Friday, a notice was sent by the advocate of the Directorate of Education (DoE) to Action Committee for Unaided Recognized Private Schools as per which the private schools were asked not to initiate or go ahead with the admission process for the academic session 2015-16 till Supreme Court's verdict on the same is out.
When asked about the implications of the notice, Sumit Vohra of admissionsnursery.com said, “If the Supreme Court decides to put a stay order on the High Court’s verdict, the admissions which would take place during this period from tomorrow will be considered null and void.”
“However, the other thing which might happen is that the Supreme Court may ask both DoE and the schools to follow last years LG guidelines. Also, the Court can reject the DoE's application in case of which the admissions will continue on the basis of guidelines formed by individual schools,” said Mr. Vohra.
MAIL TODAY
The Pioneer - Parents do not have a ‘creche’ on nursery!
Adding to the stress of parents for the second consecutive year, there is complete confusion regarding nursery admissions among them. With DoE approaching Supreme Court and schools starting admissions as per their schedule, parents don’t know if they should apply or wait. According to most parents, if the Supreme Court puts a stay on the interim order by the High Court, their money and time would be wasted.
“If we go for admissions and we put our money, effort and time and if a stay is put on the High Court verdict then what is the guarantee the money will be refunded? What is the validity of admissions happening now onwards till January 5. We don’t know these basic details. Applying to so many schools means a lot of money is being spent. It’s not a joke,” said Amrita a parent.
Most parents apply to nearly 20 to 25 schools for their kids as they aren’t sure where they would fit the criteria. Thus, for parents this uncertainty means draining of resources. “I am applying for 30-35 schools, even though I am getting sibling points for my child in one. However, I can’t take any risk. In 2012 I applied for my daughter in around 35 schools and got her name selected in just one. Now the point is if I have to keep applying and reapplying again and again, where will resources come from?” asked Ramesh Shankar, another parent from East Delhi. Meanwhile, founder of admissionsnursery.coM
Sumit Vohra called this a “catch-22 situation” for parents. “If they fill the forms and a stay order is given by Supreme Court then all the money, time and resources along with deposit of admission fees which some schools ask for before will go down the drain. And if they don’t apply now and the appeal in SC is rejected they will miss out all the admissions. The big question is will schools stop the admissions as the advisory/notice has not been served by DoE directly to schools but by a lawyer representing schools. It’s really a pathetic situation for all the parents,” said Vohra.
However, many schools in the Capital are still going ahead with the admission procedure. Ameeta Mulla Wattal, principal of Springdales School said, “We were given a go-ahead by the High Court and we will go ahead with the admissions on Saturday.
Hindustan Times 20 Dec - Directorate of education orders schools not to start admissions till matter is heard in Supreme Court
MANY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SPRINGDALES AND KR MANGALAM WORLD SCHOOL, PLAN TO START THEIR ADMISSION PROCESS FROM SATURDAY
“The situation is very bad this time around and no one knows what is going on. Parents are a confused lot,” said Sumit Vohra, founder, admissionnursery.com.
From page 01 NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Education (DOE) and private schools seem to be headed for a face-off as the institutes have decided to go ahead with nursery admissions despite the government asking them to hold the process till the matter is heard in Supreme Court.
A number of schools plan to start their admission process from Saturday. The list includes Springdales School, Indian School and KR Mangalam World School among others.
The directorate wrote to the schools on Thursday. “As the honourable Supreme Court is on vacation till January 5, 2015, and the matter will come up for hearing after the winter vacations, it is, hereby, informed that the private recognized schools may not initiate and may not go ahead with the admission process in the entry level classes for the academic session 2015-16 till the matter is decided by the Supreme Court so as not to prejudice the outcome of said special leave petition,” the letter states.
The schools countered. “The matter was decided by the single bench in the high court as well as the division bench. The directorate did not get any relief from either of these. We were allowed to go ahead with our process. This note that the directorate has sent actually tantamounts to contempt of court. Why should be stop? It is just because they have decided to appeal the high court decision? This is not acceptable to us,” said SK Bhattacharya, president, action committee.
Other schools too have decided to go ahead with their plans.
It is, however, the parents who are having a tough time.
“A number of parents have contacted us. They just want a common schedule so that they don’t have to run around,” said Virender Singh, president, Jagrook Parents Association.
Others predict that this admission season will be worse than last year’s.
Last year, the sale of forms had started on January 15. In the last five years, schools have not started their admission process this early. ‘I don’t understand what is their hurry? For the past so many years, the admission process has started in the first week of January. Why are schools creating a panic this time around? The school session will start only in April,” said Khagesh Jha, member, social jurist, an NGO that filed a petition against schools setting their own nursery admission guidelines
# NurseryAdmissions Deccan herald 20 Dec-Sumit Vohra, founder of admissionsnursery.com, said parents are the worst sufferers. “If parents fill forms and the apex court puts a stay on the admissions, their money, time and resources will go down the drain. And all the admissions that will take place starting tomorrow will be considered null and void,” Vohra said.
“It’s really a pathetic situation for parents. Moreover, no school has kept any point for twins,” he added.
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