Overview

• CBSE, RBSE and the state were directed to form Special Investigation Teams for sudden checks at schools and coaching centres.
• Boards must enforce at least 75% classroom attendance for Classes 9–12 through random inspections and disciplinary action.
• If students are found in coaching classes during school hours while absent from school, strict action is to be taken against schools, centres and other stakeholders.
• The court remitted recent de-affiliation penalties to CBSE for re-examination and instructed the board to issue fresh orders within four weeks.
• Schools were told to set up counselling centres to guide students and parents on career choices, with the court flagging the mental-health harms of dummy-school practices.