Parents slam fee hike by private schools

  • | Wednesday | 23rd May, 2018

BHUBANESWAR: Hundreds of parents on Tuesday demonstrated, including by rolling on roads, to press for an act to regulate private schools . Under the aegis of Odisha Parent Associations Forum , they said the government had failed to prevent the high-handedness of private schools.Parents have been complaining against the hike in fees by private schools and said the committee formed by the government to regulate fees would be ineffective. The panel's decisions will have no validity," said another parent.The school and mass education minister could not be contacted. "The committee was formed overnight without any statutory power. Chairmen of leading schools are members.

BHUBANESWAR: Hundreds of parents on Tuesday demonstrated, including by rolling on roads, to press for an act to regulate private schools . Under the aegis of Odisha Parent Associations Forum , they said the government had failed to prevent the high-handedness of private schools.Parents have been complaining against the hike in fees by private schools and said the committee formed by the government to regulate fees would be ineffective. "The committee was formed overnight without any statutory power. Chairmen of leading schools are members. The panel's decisions will have no validity," said another parent.The school and mass education minister could not be contacted.

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