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Tamil Nadu will continue to follow no-detention policy upto class 8: Education Minister Poyyamozhi CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will continue to follow the ‘no-detention policy‘ up to class 8, Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday.“The Union Government’s move to allow schools to detain students in the same class (class 5 or 8) if they fail to clear exams has created a big stumbling block for children from poor families in getting educated without any hassles up to class 8,” the minister said.The central government has amended the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, introducing provisions ... Read more