VPA protest against school managements

Vadodara: Vadodara Parents Association (VPA) started agitation against private schools on Monday, alleging that despite assurances from the state government, the management of schools are arm-twisting parents to pay fees.
VPA organised a live programme on popular social networking site through which five parents each of Chhani and Atladara units of Gujarat Public School shared the problems faced by them.
"On one hand, the state government has declared that schools will not hike fees this year and there will be flexibility in fee payment, while on the other hand parents and wards are being harassed,” VPA office-bearers said. “If the state government fails to act against the school managements, we will intensify our protest, ” said an office-bearer, adding that some schools have even started threatening kids of issuing LC if advance payment of fees is not done. tnn