In a brazen violation of government order, some private schools in Kashmir Valley are ‘compelling’ the parents to pay the pending tuition, transport and other miscellaneous charges.
The parents of those wards studying in various private schools alleged that the school management has threatened them of blocking their access to appear for the online examinations if they did not pay the pending tuition and other charges.
One of the parents said that despite government orders, the private schools are charging tuition, transport as well as other miscellaneous fees.
“My three kids are studying at one of the leading private schools of Srinagar and in the name of tuition fee, the school is minting a hefty amount by charging tuition as well as miscellaneous fee,” he said, adding that the school is also demanding the transport fee of past one year.buy cozaar online buy cozaar no prescription
“The school management is now demanding us to pay the transport fee from August-2019 when all schools were closed following the abrogation of Article-370,” he told.
The parents also said that despite government directives not to charge any fee for the closed months of August and September last year, “the school management have refused to hand over the results of our wards till we pay the whole amount.”
Meanwhile, the official at Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said, “Complaints against the management of more than fifty schools of charging transport and other miscellaneous charges have been registered. We will take strict action against the violators.
Another parent said that the school management has charged the fifty percent of transport fee besides the tuition charges.
“Since March-2020, the school is charging fifty percent of transport fee besides the tuition fee, however, there are clear directions from the government not to charge any fee apart from the tuition fee,” he said.
In May, the government recognized unaided private schools to charge only tuition fee on monthly basis instead quarterly basis for the COVID-19 lockdown period.
The government also ordered the private schools not to hike fee during the academic year 2020-21.
Principal Secretary to government for School Education Department, Asgar Ali Samoon in a circular said, “Only tuition fees shall be charged from students on monthly basis instead quarterly basis for the lockdown period. KNO