Section 7
To Get Children To Be Admitted
(1) After the commencement of this Act, the guardian concerned shall get every child admitted in the class appropriate to his or her age, at the school which is convenient to him or her.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression “school which is convenient” means the school which is located at a distance of up to two kilo-meters generally from the place of residence where the guardian of the concerned child resides.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), nothing shall bar the opening of a school at a distance generally within two kilo-meters, having regard, inter alia, to the geographical condition, density of population and the number of children of school age.
(3) The guardian shall not separate a child who has been admitted to a school pursuant to sub-section (1) from the school or prevent him or her from going to school, with the object to deprive him or her of reading and learning, without completing education up to the basic level.
(4) If the children cannot go to school due to economic, geographical or physical, mental condition or any other adversity, provisions may be made for their study at any boarding school as prescribed.
(5) The guardian who does not get the children of school age admitted to school or who separates the children from school even after getting admission, without completing the education of the basic level, may be deprived of receiving any facility to be provided from the Local Level.
(6) Before making deprivation of the facility pursuant to sub-section (5), provision shall be made to encourage the guardian concerned to send the children to school, in making necessary consultation with such a guardian.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression “school which is convenient” means the school which is located at a distance of up to two kilo-meters generally from the place of residence where the guardian of the concerned child resides.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), nothing shall bar the opening of a school at a distance generally within two kilo-meters, having regard, inter alia, to the geographical condition, density of population and the number of children of school age.
(3) The guardian shall not separate a child who has been admitted to a school pursuant to sub-section (1) from the school or prevent him or her from going to school, with the object to deprive him or her of reading and learning, without completing education up to the basic level.
(4) If the children cannot go to school due to economic, geographical or physical, mental condition or any other adversity, provisions may be made for their study at any boarding school as prescribed.
(5) The guardian who does not get the children of school age admitted to school or who separates the children from school even after getting admission, without completing the education of the basic level, may be deprived of receiving any facility to be provided from the Local Level.
(6) Before making deprivation of the facility pursuant to sub-section (5), provision shall be made to encourage the guardian concerned to send the children to school, in making necessary consultation with such a guardian.