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Certificate Course in Legal Rights of Parents: Children’s Education, Safety, Custody and Family Law

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About Course

Every parent wants to protect their child, but few know what the law already promises them. Schools demand donations and raise fees without limit, a child is hit or humiliated in class, a coaching centre will not refund a lakh of rupees, a teenager is blackmailed online, or a separated parent is kept away from a son or daughter. In each case, Indian law has a clear rule, a forum and a first step. This course gives parents and guardians that knowledge in plain language, with exact sections, helplines and model letters.

What you will learn

  • Admission rights under the RTE Act: 25% seats in private schools, no capitation fee or screening, age proof and transfer certificates
  • The current no detention rules after the 2019 amendment and the December 2024 rules, and the ban on corporal punishment
  • How state fee laws (including Uttar Pradesh and Delhi) control school fees, and how to challenge an illegal hike
  • Board exam rights, including CBSE’s two Class 10 exams and access to evaluated answer books, and how to hold coaching centres to the 2024 guidelines
  • The POCSO Act: compulsory reporting under sections 19 and 21, and the child-friendly procedure after a complaint
  • Online safety: the Supreme Court’s October 2026 ruling on children’s internet access, cyberbullying, sextortion, the online money gaming ban and children’s data under the DPDP Act
  • Guardianship, custody and visitation, child maintenance under section 144 BNSS, juvenile justice, lawful adoption through CARA, child labour and child marriage
  • Helplines, portals, checklists and model letters for fee complaints, POCSO complaints and removal of a child’s photos online

Who this course is for

Parents, grandparents and legal guardians of school-age children and teenagers in India, separated or divorcing parents, parents of students in coaching, and teachers and school staff who want to understand children’s rights. No legal background is needed.

How the course works

6 modules and 18 self-paced text lessons, each with worked examples from Indian families, exact sections and practical steps. A 5-question quiz follows each module, and the final module gives you checklists, a step-by-step plan and model formats you can adapt.

How the certificate works

  • Final test of 30 MCQs, mostly real-life scenarios
  • 45 minutes, pass mark 60%
  • Retry allowed if you do not pass
  • Certificate with a unique ID, verifiable online at lexfolio.in/verify-certificate/
  • It is a certificate of completion from Lexfolio, not a degree, diploma or professional qualification

This course is for education and general information, not legal advice for a specific case. Law as on 31 October 2026. For your own matter, consult a lawyer or your District Legal Services Authority (NALSA helpline 15100).

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What Will You Learn?

  • Use the RTE Act to secure admission and refuse capitation fees and screening
  • Know the current no detention rules and act against corporal punishment
  • Challenge an illegal school fee hike under your state's fee law
  • Protect board exam rights and recover coaching fees under the 2024 guidelines
  • Report child sexual abuse correctly under POCSO and insist on child-friendly procedure
  • Respond to cyberbullying, sextortion and misuse of children's data
  • Understand guardianship, custody, visitation and child maintenance under section 144 BNSS
  • Use the right helpline, portal and model letter for each problem

Course Content

Module 1: Why parents need to know the law, and school admission rights
Why legal knowledge protects children, who counts as a child under different laws, and the admission rights every parent has under the Right to Education Act, 2009, including the 25% seats, the ban on capitation fees and screening, the no detention rules and the ban on corporal punishment.

  • Why this course matters, and how it works
  • School admission under the RTE Act: 25% seats, no capitation fee, no screening
  • Inside the school: the no detention rules, corporal punishment and the child’s dignity
  • Module 1 quiz

Module 2: School fees, board exams and coaching centres
How state fee regulation laws control private school fees, what students' rights are in board exams (including CBSE's two Class 10 exams and access to answer books), and how parents can hold coaching centres to the 2024 guidelines and consumer law.

Module 3: Child safety: POCSO, schools and school transport
The POCSO Act in plain language, including the duty of every person and institution to report (sections 19 and 21), what happens after a complaint, and the safety standards parents can demand from schools and school buses.

Module 4: Online safety, cyberbullying and children’s data
The Supreme Court's October 2026 ruling that internet access is a fundamental right of children too, the laws against cyberbullying, sextortion and online gaming harms, and how the DPDP Act protects children's personal data with verifiable parental consent.

Module 5: Guardianship, custody, maintenance, juvenile justice and child labour
Who is a child's guardian, how courts decide custody and visitation on the welfare principle, how to claim maintenance for a child under section 144 BNSS (and, briefly, parents' own right to maintenance), and the basics of juvenile justice, adoption through CARA, child labour and child marriage.

Module 6: Helplines, checklists and model letters for parents
A one-page map of helplines, portals and forums for every child-related problem, ready checklists and a 'what to do, in order' plan, and model letters for a fee complaint, POCSO complaint steps and removal of a child's photos online.

Final Assessment and Certificate
Pass the final assessment with 60% or more to receive your certificate of completion. You have 3 attempts.

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