My nephew is all of six years old. He is in the second standard.

And his parents are still searching for the right school for him.

You see, this is what happened.

My nephew got into a expensive school that had ‘innovative’ ways of education. This included prayers, yoga, music, etc. It sounded pretty good to me too.

Two years later, at the end of the academic year, his parents were asked to find their son another school. By this vaunted educational institution that had not hesitated to accept the hefty ‘admission’ and school fee. That had, on admission, promised to treat every child as a treasured flower and nurture his/ her individual talents.

Now, apparently, my nephew, who they said was a slow learner, did not fit into their ‘perfect programme’.

By this time, admissions were closed at most other schools.

His parents ran pillar to post, and finally did manage to get him admission.

A year later, I still can't get over the callousness of this school.

How do you label a five-year-old a bad learner?

What gives you the right to throw a kid out because you think he is ‘damaging’ your school’s image?

Isn’t it your job too, along with parents, to help such children?

I'm not saying my nephew is perfect; he has a very stubborn streak in him and a bit of a temper too. But does that call for expulsion?

I told my cousins to sue the school, but they were just too shocked by what had happened. Like any other parent, their focus was getting their child admitted to another school.

My nephew is doing okay in his new school. But I'm still enraged. And not just because this happened to my nephew. I can't help wonder — how do the people who passed judgement on a five-year-old sleep well at night?
 
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