Chandigarh: The Union Territory
(UT) education department on Monday issued a WhatsApp complaint number for
parents of students to lodge complaints against coercion by private schools to
buy books and uniforms from specific shops.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has already issued
circulars to private schools to not coerce parents into buying non-NCERT/CBSE
prescribed books. With parents getting their wards ready for the next academic
session at city schools, several instances of private schools forcing parents
to buy books and uniforms from specific shops only have been reported to the
education department. As per complaints received by harried parents regarding private
schools imposing purchase of books, uniforms and other items like bags and
stationery from specific shops only, the education department has already
issued notices to few private schools in the city seeking an explanation.
So far, complaints have been received against Chitkara International
School, Vivek High School, St Joseph Senior Secondary School among others.
Against the CBSE norms, some of the city private schools are also selling books
within the school premises.
Earlier this month, parents of wards who have got admissions in private
schools had also protested in Mohali against the attitude of private schools to
impose their own norms. “When the CBSE has prescribed specific books for the
students after careful consideration, that are also affordable, why must
private schools again try to break the system by bringing in these private
books? Private schools have started looting the parents, which needs to be
controlled,” said Radhika Kher, the mother of a seven-year-old studying at a
city private school.
The parents have also alleged
that private schools in the city have tied up with private book stores in order
to sell costlier books, that only help the schools in gaining profits. The
education department is, however, yet to initiate any inquiry in this regard.
i want whattapp no for complant
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