Mumbai school pushes demand for extra fees

 


Source:Priya Ramakrishnan / DNA
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 0:38 IST


Mumbai: Even after the education department threatened to revoke the no-objection certificate issued to Kapol Vidyanidhi International School, Kandivli, for charging fees for 14 months instead of 12, the school has gone ahead with its decision.

The school has reportedly sent notices to students’ parents, threatening to remove their children from the school if payment was not made.

A parent from Kandivli said: “We have reported the matter to the education department. The officials issued a notice to the school to refrain from threatening our children’s future and to settle matters amicably.”

The school, affiliated to the ICSE board, is demanding Rs2,250 for two extra months as well as Rs800 as bus charges. “The school has extended the academic year till May this year as the ICSE board exams are being conducted at the school and regular classes have been postponed,” said another parent.

The school has now sought the help of Forum for Fairness in Education, a parent-teacher organisation, which has directed the school to sort out the issue. “It is illegal to charge 14 months fee in a single academic year,” Jayant Jain, president of the forum, said.

Jiten Modi, the school trustee, was not available for comments.