Reportedly the karnataka government had recently asked schools in the state not to hike their fees, despite this, a few schools in bengaluru have been accused of hiking their fees. parents also say that some schools are exerting pressure on them to pay the school fees immediately, even though it is uncertain when the schools will be able to function as normal again. They are demanding a hiked fee at a time of uncertainty when salaries and jobs are being cut.
“We have no clue when the schools will reopen. We don't know when we will head back to work. Amidst all this, I received an intimation from the school regarding asking me to pay the fee. How can I pay the school fee when there are so many uncertainties? Besides hiking school fees, these schools have also hiked transport fees and expect us to pay without knowing when schools will start functioning for the academic year 2020-21,” says the petition to roll back the fee hike, which was started by a parent, prashant Kamat. The petition has 4,216 signatures at the time of writing.
Other parents who spoke to TNM also confirmed that some schools have hiked the transportation charges for the whole year, despite the uncertainty over when classes can resume. Schools in karnataka are allowed to hike fees by 15% every year and VIBGYOR had hiked the fees before karnataka came out with the april 28 notification putting a stop to this in this academic year. parents allege that the school is not responding to queries about rolling back the fee hike. Instead, the school has been sending constant reminders about fee payments.
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