Despite the divisional commissioner’s order to roll back fee hike, Delhi Public School Ghaziabad has now refused to do so. However, the school's principal had earlier said that the school would abide by the DC's decision.
The order finds the parents’ complaints justified and mentions how
the school violated provisions of Haryana School Education Act 1995.
Sudhir Chitnis, head administrator of the school, told City Spidey,
“We will not roll back the fee hike. We had already declared a holiday
today but the parents have broken the gate to enter the premises.”
About 200 parents gathered outside the school in protest on May 11
and demanded a solution to the issue. Those parents who had been
protesting since morning had managed to enter the premises. The protest
lasted for three hours and resulted in police intervention.
Yadhesh Yadav, a parent, told City Spidey, “The school
management is not listening to us. They are also not following the Fee
and Fund Regulatory Committee [FFRC] directions. We will continue to
protest until the hike is rolled back. We are also open to going to
court.”
As parents entered the school, the principal agreed to meet only four
women. According to one of the four women, the principal told them that
officials of the school had gone to Chandigarh to complete the final
stages of the recognition process and therefore the school was closed.
The principal refused to talk on the issue of fee hike.
Madhu Singh, another parent, told City Spidey, “The school
management is running the school illegally. They have trapped us. Had
they informed us before the session, we would have taken transfer
certificate and admitted our children to another school. But they
planned everything and are now harassing us.”
“The government is not willing to take strong action against the schools. We are helpless,” said Charu Hurya, another parent.
