Bostal schools are like semi-schools and semi-prisons.
Such a school was first set up for the purpose of reforming juvenile delinquents.
Launched in 1902 in Boston, England.
Hence such schools are known as ‘Bostal schools’.
The beginning of such a Bostal school in India Born in 1926 in Chennai.
Similar schools were then started in other states.
Bostal School is a correctional school for juvenile offenders not covered in certified schools.
In states where there are juvenile laws, juvenile offenders between the ages of 15 and 21 are kept in these schools.
There are two types of Bostal schools: (1) open Bostal schools and (2) closed Bostal schools.
Welfare programs for juvenile delinquency are organized in Bostal schools.
Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person.
In both these types of schools, juvenile offenders are given industrial training according to their age.
In these schools, child labor is also done by child offenders.
The boys have farming, industry, construction etc. and the girls have housework, cooking, cleaning etc.
Bostal schools run a variety of correctional programs aimed at teaching juvenile delinquents to earn an independent living as well as developing their personality.
The juvenile offender is usually kept in Bostal schools for 2 to 3 years.
In view of the behavior of juvenile delinquents, the Bostal school authorities may also decide to release them sooner.
The probation officer is tasked with overseeing juvenile offenders released from the Bostal school and helping to organize them in the right place to go.