On November 6, the District General Hospital, Ernakulam, had to call in the police as some hundred students, along with their parents and teachers, barged into the psychiatrist’s room in their hurry to get the certificate. But not all had learning disability. It is that time of the year when government hospitals across the State experience the rush as schools have to submit the certificate for the Secondary School Learning Certificate examination.The rules prescribed for children with special needs allow extra time or the help of a scribe or interpreter to write the examination. Children who have a certificate of 40 per cent mental retardation are given 25 per cent additional marks. The Complete Story: thehindu/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-certificate-to-mask-sloth-at-school/article5366530.ece
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:06:10 +0000
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