Parents Refuse to Pay 'Hiked' Fee, Mumbai School Issues Leaving Certificates to Students

Source:News 18

A total of 28 students of Kharghar’s Vishwajyot High School have been emailed leaving certificates citing non-payment of fees as the reason. On Wednesday some of the parents who are opposing the school management’s diktat of fee hike were called in for a meeting. The meeting was called after the parents had filed a police complaint and also reached out to the education department for help. Parents claim the fee hike is in defilement of the rules and the management refuses to meet them to resolve the issue harmoniously.

The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) opposed the school’s proposed fee hike of 30 per cent in 2018. The parents alleged that the educational institutions had taken Rs 11 crore bank loan for infrastructure development, and wants to pass on the burden to students. In spite of opposition, the school has been gradually increasing the fee year after year even during the covid times, allege parents.

“From last two years they have been increasing the fee from 15 per cent to 21 per cent and again 15 per cent - since last three years fee is increased by 51 per cent. We are not refusing to pay, we paid 70 per cent of the fee." 

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