CBSE students can participate in sports events organized by State authorities

The Madras High Court has directed the State education department authorities to permit the students of CBSE schools to participate in the sports events/competitions organised by the State authorities.

Justice K Chandru gave the direction while disposing of a batch of over 15 writ petitions from students/parents and managements of CBSE schools challenging an order dated July 23, 2008 of the government stating that the students from schools affiliated to the CBSE would not be permitted to participate in the sports competitions organised by the State authorities from 2008-09. It also revoked the permission granted earlier.

The judge directed the State to have a broad-based consultation with all the stakeholders and, if necessary, form a committee to consider the controversies raised in the writ petitions and arrive at a proper solution, which would be crystallised in the form of a government policy in consonance with the constitutional mandate, considering the future interest of the school going children in the State. Till such time such a policy was spelt out and adopted, no CBSE student should be prevented from participating in the various sports events conducted by the State school education department, the judge said and added that it was entirely for the State government to frame the guidelines by forming an appropriate committee.

Courtesy: Expressbuzz