YES

Teachers’ fault 

School teachers these days do not teach well or take the time to help weaker students. So students take private tuitions. Managing both school and tuition becomes almost impossible so missing school is the only option. Therefore students fail to fulfil the criterion of 75 per cent attendance. All this would not be a problem if teachers did their duty properly. 

Soumyadyuti Nandy, 
IIEST, Shibpur, Calcutta

Home study better

There are many people who study better at home than school or college. Some have personal problems because of which they cannot attend school, while others miss it due to social anxiety and fear of being bullied. 

Crystal N., 
Techno India Group Public School, Calcutta

Family matters

There are many students who love to study but have to support their families at a young age. We should exempt such students and not make their difficult life more so.  

Rajannya Banerjee, 
Class X, Gokhale Memorial Girls’ School, Calcutta

Make it optional

Optional attendance encourages students to be more responsible. Consequently students would be able to make rational decisions about prioritising. Besides, attendance has nothing to do with academic excellence.

Souradeep Dhar, 
Class X, St Joseph’s College, Calcutta 

Vocational studies 

Many career-oriented students pursue vocational courses and that is why they are unable to attend college regularly. Enforcing regularity might hamper their future prospects.   

Zubaida Ali, 
Lady Brabourne College, 
Calcutta

NO

An injustice

Allowing them means an injustice to the ones who are present throughout and take notes diligently. In fact, they are the ones who provide study notes to their missing classmates.  

Nishita Dasani, 
Class XII, Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Calcutta

School is fun

It is fun to learn along with friends and to play together outdoors. That is why students should be sincere about attending classes.

Anushka Sengupta, 
Class III, St Joseph’s High School, Bhubaneswar

Desired discipline 

Higher authorities have made such a criteria in order to discipline children so it should be followed.

Kaushikee Bhattacharya, 
Class XII, Adamas International School, Calcutta

Helps achieve the best

Everything is not always possible from home. At times, the valuable advice of the experienced schoolteachers makes students perform better in the exams.

Angelina Banerjee, 
Class X, Auxilium Convent School, Calcutta

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