Abuse makes poor drop out: study
Discrimination in schools made kids drop out from schools
New Delhi: The ambitious Right To Education programme risks falling victim to discrimination against students from poor and marginalised sections of the society who complain of being humiliated in classrooms by teachers and barred from accessing toilets, claims an international body on human rights.
Largely blaming discrimination for the high drop out rate, the Human Rights Watch in its report released on Tuesday pressed for framing clear indicators to improve detection and responses to such incidents.
“Students are made to sit back. Teachers do not pay attention to them as they feel that the students are not interested in studies discrimination that makes children drop out,” said Jayshree Bajoria of HRW.
HRW conducted research in AP, UP, Bihar and Delhi, interviewing more than 160 people, including children, parents, teachers, and a range of education experts, activists, authorities, and education officials.