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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.
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Parents stage protest; association says all schools affiliated to it will halt classes
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Parents staging a protest against private school managements in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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Parents stage protest; association says all schools affiliated to it will halt classes
Parents of children studying in private schools took to the streets on Sunday to protest the decision of some school managements to stop online classes over non-payment of fees. The same day, the Recognised Unaided Private Schools Association (RUPSA), Karnataka, announced that it would stop online classes in all schools affiliated to it over delays in payment of fees.
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