Private schools not on same page over online classes
Private schools not on same page over online classes
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 06:00 IST
While a section of
private schools has asked centres to suspend
online classes, the other section will continue with it. But parents are wary of sending kids to school
A section of private schools have threatened to suspend online classes. Recognised Unaided Private Schools Association (RUPSA) has asked its affiliated members (1,200 schools) to suspend online classes starting from Monday.
Lokesh Talikatte, president, RUPSA, said that his association has decided to suspend online classes as well as shut down
Express News Service
BENGALURU : Private schools, especially in rural Karnataka, will suspend online classes from Monday, with the State government failing to meet their demands. The schools, under the aegis of Recognised Unaided Private Schools Association (RUPSA) had sought a Rs 1,000-crore relief package from the government, to pay salaries of five lakh teachers.
School managements say they are under loss due to the government s decision on fee payment, and have demanded that a minimum fee structure be fixed. RUPSA state president Lokesh Talikatte told
The New Indian Express that the government was only catering to one section of schools.