Rule 132. School

(1) Every school to be provided and maintained under rule 131 shall be conveniently situated and within a distance of 3.5 km from the quarters of workers.

(2) No school opened without the previous sanction of the Education Department shall be recognized.

Provided that in the case of any school maintained in any plantation at the commencement of these rules, the Education Department, subject to such conditions as may be specified, grant recognition.

(3) The school shall be under the administrative control of the Education Department.

(4) Every school shall be under the management of one body of persons approved by the Education Department.

(5) The school shall be conducted in conformity with the conditions of the education Code.

(6) A school should have a minimum site of 50 cents of land approved by the Education Department and a building of 100’×18’ constructed in accordance with the standard plan or plans approved by the Education Department:

Provided that where there is no standard plan or where it is proposed to deviate from a standard plan, the approval of the Education Department to the plan of the school building shall be obtained.

(7) Where adequate space is available, an open-air playground with suitable accessories shall also be provided for the children attending the school.

(8) There shall be provided for every such educational and other equipment as may be considered necessary by the Education Department or such other authority appointed by the Education Department.

(9) No person shall be permitted to teach in a school unless he has the required qualifications as per education code rules and holds a licence granted by the Education Department: Provided that in the case of any person who is working as a school teacher in a plantation at the commencement of these rules, the Education Department such other authority as may be appointed by the Education Department may, subject to such conditions specified, relax any of the qualifications.

(10) The curriculum, duration, standard, and syllabus of the course of instruction to be imparted in the primary school shall be such as maybe prescribed by the Education Department.

(11) No fees shall be charged from the children of workers attending the primary school.