The High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings on gaps in achieving Universal Elementary Education (UEE) in the State. Acting on a letter from advocate B. Komuraiah, the Court noted persistent dropout rates despite expansion of schools.
Inadequate preschool access, high private costs, and policy shifts threaten smooth educational transitions, undermining learning outcomes and long-term life chances
Former MP and BRS leader B Vinod Kumar demanded the withdrawal of these comments and called for a private teachers' protection bill similar to those for advocates and unorganised sector workers.
It emphasised that this prohibition was in alignment with the principles enshrined in the Right to Education Act, 2009, and the Right to Education Rules, 2012.