Parents protest in Srinagar demand no fee to students during lockdown

SRINAGAR  JUNE(PTK) The parents who have enrolled their wards in private schools across the Union Territory especially in Kashmir have expressed resentment against what they termed as the harassment by the educational institutions who have asked them to deposit tuition fee of their wards.

Many parents protested a aganist the government decision of allowing private vmschools to take school fee and were demanding no fee to students during lockown

The parents said that they have received messages from the private schools where they have been asked to deposit fee of their wards.

“It is unfortunate that the schools are asking to pay fee at a time when we have not earned even a single penny from last three months,” the parents said.

They said the people have suffered a huge losses since August last year and instead of showing sympathy with them, the private schools are harassing them by forcing to deposit the fee at this juncture.

They also termed the government directions regarding the fee as unfortunate, saying that instead of directing the school administration to deposit fee at least after lockdown, the concerned department has allowed the education institutions to harass them (parents) further.

They appealed the Lieutenant Government, Jammu and Kashmir to look into and matter and ensure the harassment by the private institutions is stopped forthwith till they resume their work.(PTK)