A number of school heads under various associations on Monday filed objections to the draft fees proposed by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).The measures were issued by the police in the wake of several cases of child sexual abuse in the City’s schools.
Get ready to pay more for your child’s school education. Schools in Bengaluru are set to increase the fees from December onwards, with the debate on security measures in schools intensifying, private schools seem all set to make parents pay the price, literally, private State-board schools will, in all likelihood, make parents shell out more to ensure their children’s safety.
Organising secretary, Karnataka State Private School Managements’ Federation (KSPSMF), D Shahi Kumar said that,“Many of our schools are budget schools which charge fees of Rs 500-600 a month. We have, therefore, conveyed to the government the inevitability to collect a nominal fee from each student to implement these measures. Many parents have in fact been quite understanding and are willing to pay.”
He said that, “Economically weaker State-board schools will find it difficult to implement the guidelines. It is not just about framing guidelines; it is all about implementing them too. It is inevitable to follow the High Court directions. Though several departments have said there should not be an increase in fee, we have no other option because of the huge expenditure involved.”
Kumar said, “The principal secretary of primary and secondary education promised us that this issue (language policy) will be conveyed to the government and a meeting will be held shortly.”