Fee issue: Pune school removes 25 students

Pune | Friday | 22nd March, 2019

Summary:

We have removed 25 students. PUNE: As many as 25 students of Amanora School in Hadapsar were issued transfer certificates on Wednesday over non-payment of fees, triggering a protest of parents against the institution’s management.The school management identified 278 students from Nursery to Standard IX, whose fees were due. It sent transfer certificates to the parents of 25 of these students through courier on Wednesday.“The management decided to remove the students after giving their parents numerous opportunities to deposit the fees before the academic year ended. They submitted a complaint application at the Hadapsar police station against the school management, claiming that it cannot remove students under Section 16 of the Right to Education Act. The minister sought time to study the matter and take a decision, which would be binding on the parents and the school..