Academic year draws to a close, but angst over fees continues
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March 14, 2021 22:02 IST
Private school managements claim they are providing relief to parents on a case-by-case basis; parents say their children are being targeted
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The school fee matter has been under dispute for 11 months now, with parents and then school managements staging protests and seeking government intervention.
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Private school managements claim they are providing relief to parents on a case-by-case basis; parents say their children are being targeted
While students are preparing for their final examinations and teachers are getting ready to tackle the next academic year, parents and school managements are yet to arrive at a consensus on payment of school fees for the current year.
Schools told to consider parents’ pleas on fees
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Rise to the occasion during pandemic, Karnataka High Court says.
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Rise to the occasion during pandemic, Karnataka High Court says.
Observing that educational institutions should rise to the occasion on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court of Karnataka has asked the managements of schools affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE to voluntarily notify parents that they would consider the grievances of individual parents on payment of the full fee for the 2020-21 academic year.
“This court would also implore upon the management of the institutions affiliated to ICSE and CBSE boards and the Association of Indian Schools to voluntarily issue notices on their notice boards that they would consider individual grievances of the parents and shall not insist upon the payment of full school fees in the light of the genuine grievances raised by the parents,” the court observed.
The Karnataka High Court has directed State Authorities not to take any coercive steps against members of the Association of India Schools, affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE for any breaches of.
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