Kolhapur: Parents and activists from the city have asked the education authority to direct the school to refrain from forcing them to pay fees.
The delegation of activists and parents met with Deputy Director of Education Subhash Chougale on Thursday.
Parents have claimed that students who fail to pay fees do not send links to online classes.
Also, students are threatened that they will not be allowed to appear for the exam.
Safe! You have managed to throw your voteogin to see Indulkar field, a senior activist who led the delegation, said, “Most parents of students who study in Kolhapur-based schools have limited finance because of covid pandemics.
Many cannot buy even the necessary items .
In such circumstances, parents are forced to pay fees.
It is the right of each student to get uninterrupted education.
We immediately demand action in such schools.
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Meanwhile, school operators have claimed that because Covid, the cost of running school has increased.
Indulkar further said that schools increase costs even though there is a request from parents not to climb the same, at least this year.
“He said,” In most developing countries with high Covid cases, the education system goes smoothly.
Only in India, we covered the school.
Students have suffered a lot because of the closure of the school.
We demand that schools must be open now and students should not be harassed by school operators for payment of fees.
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Chougale said that he would issue a circular to all schools that asked them not to force students and parents to pay fees and ensure that education for each student was not stopped because of the unpaid costs.