A MEETING OF FORUM OF MINORITY SCHOOLS WITH SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF INDIA

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Member schools of the Forum for Minority Schools from Delhi, along with some other similar institutions, met with General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas SFX , at the CBCI Headquarters on 2, September, 2017 .  The meeting was a step towards creating a joint platform for exchange of ideas and concerns relating to minority education institutions. The meeting comes on the heels of the ongoing legal matters regarding refund of fees as well as statements and orders issued by the Directorate of Education, Delhi, policy matters regulating admission and staff administration and other concerns affecting the constitutional freedoms and protections provided to such institutions.
 
Bishop Theodore, in his opening remarks, reminded the gathering that this was an apolitical gathering interested in finding ways and means of improving our vigilance in our housekeeping and watchful of the pruning and clipping of our rights. We must have our consciences clear and really work for society but at the same time we must also assure that our minority rights are protected, he said. 
 
The Chairman of the Forum for Minority Schools, Dr. V K Williams, recounted the many positive contributions of Christian schools in Nation building over the past two hundred years. He highlighted how the previous draft of the HRD National Education Policy, was flawed in its concept and design. It was highly retrograde and its implementation would have damaged the educational fabric of our nation.
 
Father Joseph Manipadam SDB shared some of the silent changes being introduced into education in different states, cautioning all present that what may appear to affect one kind of educational set up, would soon affect others. He cited the example of NEET for medical colleges, observing such control may happen to engineering colleges etc as well.
 
Among the many prominent lawyers present in the meeting, Advocate Romy Chacko clarified that all schools would need to approach the High Court with regards to the implementation of the Anil Dev interim reports. He said there were many aspects of the accounting principles used by the Committee, which have created confusion, requiring each school to seek individual review. 
 
Apart from Christian schools, both Catholic and Protestant, Sikh and Jain schools were also well represented in the meeting. Bishop Theodore assured the gathering that this was just a warm up meeting, and several more larger consultations with many more schools participating would soon be taking place to ensure the protection of the rights of minority institutions. Proposals for a Minority Board of Education like that of the ICSE or CBCE were also mooted.
This meeting is another attempt of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference to engage civil society and like minded citizens in facing the various challenges cropping up in the country.
The meeting began with a prayer led by Mr. Michael Williams and ended with a prayer led by Bishop Mascarenhas
 
 
Issued by the General Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Forum of Minority Schools Delhi
New, Delhi, September 2, 2017.