Despite Express Orders, School Yet To Restore Classes: Claims Student’s Father
Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, Mar 25: Taking a strong exception into complaint received by parents into disallowance of their ward in online classes, Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools (FFRC) has strongly censured Srinagar-based ‘Delhi Public School’, remarking that “…child cannot be made to suffer.”
In an order, the Committee Administrative Officer, Nazir-ul-Hassan Shah maintained that the office has received a complaint from one Mr. Wajahat Waseem and Mrs. Nuzhat Wajahat parents of a ward, enrolled at Athwajan branch of the school, for allegedly not allowing the student to participate in the ongoing online classes.
The Committee officer directing the School Principal to file response, if any, within one week’s time has asked the latter alongside Chairperson to ensure the child is put on online classes. “Any dispute about fee will be settled, but child cannot be made to suffer”, the Order remarks.
“Schools are meant for imparting education to children and not for making profits”, it further remarks.
“The compliance report shall reach this office within two days”, the Order states.
Meanwhile, the father of child has claimed that despite the express orders from the authority, the school management is yet to restore the classes of the ward.
“My daughter is currently admitted at Athwajan branch of the school in class Second and I have paid the fee from time to time” the aggrieved parent said adding that “However the management has been insisting for Transportation and Annual charges, to which I have objected.”
“I have paid them fifty-six thousand instead of fifty-five thousand for twenty-months and that is what was due, however their arrogance of not letting my ward to participate in classes for uncalled for amount is taking a heavy toll her career”, he said.
“I fail to understand as to why the child has been disallowed even after express orders by the Committee concerned”, the aggrieved parent said further. (GNS)
