Saturday, 28 July 2012 12:24 BHOPAL
In want of fee regulation in the private schools, the rift between parents and school administration over fees hike has increased in St Theresa School and Campion school on Friday.
Meanwhile, some more parents of different schools are approaching School Education Department with complaints against school administration for fees hike.
St Theresa School fees hike matter again surfaced on Thursday when school administration asked the parents to deposit fees of May and June month also. In May and June, the schools remain closed due to summer holidays and fees were not charged for these two months. Parents’ complaint to District Education Officer CM Upadhyay on Friday that they were not given any prior notice about this and beside that if they pay fees of these two months also then the fees hike will be around 45 per cent.
DEO Upadhyay said coordination with school administration will be made and action will be taken after investigation of the matter. The St Theresa School of Piplani area had this year once again hiked the fees by 60 per cent. The angry parents protested outside the school on July 5. Parents were demanding roll back the hike. After school education department’s interference fee hike was rolled back and only 20 per cent of the tuition fees was increased. Later school administration declared that parents have to deposit fees of May and June month also.
Meanwhile, parents whose children study in St Mary’s school of Tulsi Nagar complaint to DEO Upadhyay as the school administration increased fees from `3,000 to `5,000 of every student from this academic session. Parents complained that excessive financial burden is being forced on them. DEO Upadhyay said the matter will be investigated.
Meanwhile, on Friday, parents of students studying in Campion school, Bairagarh reached Khajuri police station and filed a complaint against school administration. Shiksha Sudhar Morcha Coordinator Gopal Mukhariya said Campion school was administered on the name of CBSE affiliation for last 5 years but in reality it has affiliation from MP board. Parents got their children’s admitted in the school as they told it was affiliated from CBSE.
Mukhariya said case of fraud should be lodged against school administration for cheating the parents.
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