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URL copied Jaipur schools block students over fees even as parents fight Covid-19 Even though it has been just two months to the start of the new academic session, the private schools in Jaipur are ruling the roost, blocking students from attending online classes due to non-payment of fees, flouting the order of the Supreme Court and the state government. Surprisingly, the hapless students are being tormented even at a time when their parents are fighting for life in hospitals. Jaswant Choudhary, whose kid studies in Jaishri Preriwal school told IANS, I tested Covid positive on April 28 and two days later got a call for fee payment from the school. I told them that I have paid half the fees for last academic year and shall pay remainder till August in instalments as per SC guidelines issued recently. For this year, will pay the fee once I turn ok. However my kid was barred from attending online classes on May 3. ....
URL copied Representational Image The Jaipur administration has warned schools to call students for classes or exams only after receiving proper consent from their parents. The education wing took note of certain complaints wherein students were asked to join school even as their parents showed inability, amid COVID-19 related risks. In a letter written to the principals of govt and private schools, the district education officer underlined the importance of following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) laid out by the state government. It said that the SOPs clearly state a student will be asked to attend school only if his/her parents show consent. Despite the defined SOPs, some schools are hellbent on calling students to attend schools, it said. ....