Pune: School sends back pupil over fees, under fire

PUNE: State education minister Varsha Gaikwad has ordered an investigation and action against a school in the city that sent back a student for not paying fees.
Gaikwad, in a tweet on Monday, said, “Have called for a report on this matter. Appropriate action will be taken.”
The incident was reported to the district education officer.
An education officer said that many parents have not been able to pay the fees for various reasons such as loss of job and salary cuts. “No school has any right to stop the child’s education. If the event is true, then action will be taken against the school,” he said.
A letter from the Yuva Sena to the Maharashtra education department sought a helpline to address these issues. Lapesh Yadav of the Yuva Sena said, “There are incidents reported from some schools that students were made to wait at the gate for not paying fees. The students and their parents had to face embarrassment and mental stress because of this.”
“Action must be taken against such schools immediately and we demand that a government helpline be set up to address this problem,” Yadav added.