Parents protest in BHUBANESWAR: Demanding act to regulate the private schools

Parents protest in BHUBANESWAR: Demanding act to regulate the private schools

On Tuesday, hundreds of parents gather in scorching heat to stage a protest. These parents were demanding the formation of an act to regulate the private schools of the state. These parents under the patronage of the Odisha Parent Associations' Forum alleged that government has been neglecting their demands to keep tight check on the private schools of the city. "It is really strange that the government has been supporting private school owners instead of helping the parents. The parents have been literally bleeding through their noses, extorted and harassed by the school authorities, but there is no one to listen to our pleas," said Sanjukta Panigrahy, an agitating parent. According to the sources, these parents were angry about the unjustified fee hikes by the private schools and demanded the formation of a fee regulatory committee. Recently, the committee was formed by the government with chariman of some leading schools as members. The committee also included some parents as the members. "Interestingly the committee has been formed overnight without any statutory provisions. The members are chairman of some leading private schools. Moreover, without having an Act there committee and its decisions have no validity," said another parent. One of the parents said “We have submitted a draft Act by studying that of other states, but government officers in the school and mass department don't even bother to listen to us,. So we have decided to intensify our movement till the act and rules are formed," said another parent. Parents alleged that schools have introduced costly methods of study and forcing the parents to pay. When parents complained, schools say that take your kid to another school. "The Supreme Court had directed that schools can increase fees by 10 to 15% annually but the schools have been increasing it by 15% every year. Forming a committee without an act is also a violation of the Apex court order," Panigrahy added.

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