CBSE Reprimands Mumbai Schools for Delay in SE Appointments

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has questioned its schools in Mumbai for not following the policy of appointing Special Educators for students with special needs, as per the requirement in CBSE affiliation rules.

The schools countered that this was due to a lack of enough number of qualified teachers in the city, as not many universities offer this specialization.

Special Educators are required for working with students who need assistance and support to learn.

The CBSE had made it mandatory in 2015 to appoint Special Educators under rule 13(11) of the Board’s affiliation by-laws for encouraging inclusion of students with learning disabilities/special needs, as per the provision given in the ‘Persons with Disabilities Act 1995’, to conform to the National Policy of Education.

In a recent circular by Jaiprakash Chaturvedi, deputy-secretary of affiliation, it was observed that many schools are not adhering to the rule, and the management and head of the CBSE affiliated schools strictly directed to ensure the provisions were complied with strictly by arranging for appointment of Special Educators in the schools. He also stressed that schools were expected to update their managing committees about the provision for strict adherence.

However, city schools have said that it is not going to be possible to follow the provision. Jayashree Khandekar, the principal of DAV School, New Panvel, said that they have been advertising and for a suitable Special Educator since 2015, but have not been able to get an qualified educator yet. She added that advertisements for a Special Educator was put up twice this year alone, but it has not helped them get qualified professionals.

The blame is being placed upon the lack of specializations in this field. Only three universities –SNDT Women’s University, Churchgate and, Juhu – are currently offering full-fledged courses in special education. A few private colleges are also offering short-term certificate diplomas.

For over 16 lakh students with special needs, there are hardly 300 Special Educators in the city, said psychiatrist Dr Harish Shetty. He suggested that the Board instead of insisting on compulsory appointments, give basic remedial education to regular teachers. This would allow the school’s own faculty for remediation and authorized centres could be set up for examinations. He also stressed that the Human Resource Development ministry should also offer more courses on Special Education.

Currently, some schools have hired counsellors in place of Special Educators, or hiring them part-time, due to not being able to get full-time educators. The counsellors assist with remediation. Deepika Shrivastava said that teachers have been given training for sensitizing them toward students with learning disability. However, when faced with a class of 30 to 40 students, individual attention cannot be paid to them all.

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