May 25, 2012

Year after the school fee hike trauma, victim scores 85% in ICSE

It took two years for Adhishree Kulkarni, a victim of the school fee hike row, to finally get justice.

The 15-year-old was expelled from VIBGYOR School at Goregaon in the middle of her class 9, after her mother opposed the school fee hike.

Kulkarni, who has secured 85% in her ICSE exam, wants to become a lawyer so that she can fight for human rights and bring them justice.

Her case was flashed on every television channel when she was victimised for her mother’s involvement in raring an opposition for the school fee hike. Stranded in the middle of her class 9, she was lucky to get admission at St Gregorious School, Chembur. But the school was nearly 35km away from her Goregaon home. Every day the teenagers commuted for nearly two hours to and from school.

“I did not have a choice but face hardship.I used to leave for school at 7am and reach home by 6pm. Though I was exhausted at the end of the day, sleeping was not an option. I would stay up all night revising my lessons,’’ she said.She studied on her own and did not opt for tuitions.

It was tough for Kulkarni when she joined a new school in the middle of the academic year. She tried to fit in, make new friends and study at the same time.

“Students avoid changing schools in class 9 or 10, because it takes time to get comfortable. Due to unfortunate circumstances, I was faced with the challenge of trying to fit in the new school when I should have been focusing on studies. It took a long time but I did it,” she said.
 

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