A printed circular signed by the principal can confuse students. And the issue is more about the response/attitude of school authorities. In any case, this was just an illustration of how things have deteriorated.

The bigger issues are the further deteriorating student-teacher ratios etc, which have been discussed before. Some teachers were expressing their frustration over admitting students who scored less than 5 marks in admission tests into higher classes (like 11th). There is also talk about the school being in the red about operating funds, which seems to drive these decisions.