A Special End To The Year Indeed: Para-Professionals To Teach Students In Special Schools

The Directorate of Education in Delhi has taken a number of decisions in a meeting held recently to discuss the issues plaguing special schools.

One of these decisions include deployment of rehabilitation para-professionals in the seven special schools which the DoE had taken over in line with the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016 and National Education Policy 2020.?

The decision was taken after a petition was filed by the National Federation of Blind alleging that specially-abled children in these schools were lacking basic amenities.?

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Special schools found lacking in basic amenities?

Back in June, discussions were held regarding issues related to admissions, facilities, curriculum, among other pressing issues lacking in the seven special schools.?

The meeting held under the chairpersonship of the director of State Council of Educational Research and Training was conducted to reconsider and redesign the pedagogical approaches and practices for students with disabilities.?

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Following such discussions, committee members on Tuesday decided on the following matters:?

• Deploy rehabilitation paraprofessionals in all special schools?
• Assess all children with disabilities and ensure their counselling?
• Ensure parents' and teachers' counselling for smooth transition of students?
• Deploy vocational instructors?
• Provide teaching learning material and assistive technology?
• Ensure regular training of the staff members?
• Organise parental counselling camps?

Why were the special schools taken over by DoE??

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The DoE had in April taken over these special schools, which were managed earlier by the Department of Social Welfare, GNCT of Delhi, after the high court's order.?

The decision was taken after a petition was filed by the National Federation of Blind alleging that specially-abled children in these schools were lacking basic amenities.?

The schools taken over by the DoE are the Government Nursery Primary School for Deaf and the School for Mentally Retarded Children in Mayur Vihar, the Senior Secondary School for Blind Boys in Kingsway Camp and the Middle School For The Deaf in Rohini Sector 4, the Lady Noyce Nursery Primary School For The Deaf in Nehru Vihar and Delhi Gate and the Government Senior Secondary School For The Deaf in Kalkaji.??

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