Man creates online database of fee laws
In most cases, schools try to take advantage of the
fact that parents are not aware of the laws that are in place and mint money.
SIDDHARTH SHANKAR, creator of the online database
MUMBAI: With an increase in the number of
complaints related to fee hikes in private schools across the state, Siddharth
Shankar, a lawyer from Pune, has created an online database to make parents
more aware about the law with respect to fees hike. The database comprises
laws, policy decisions and specific provisions with respect to school fees to
help parents with their complaints.
The website – www.jaihindbks.com – enlists all the
state and Central regulations on fees with specific references to provisions
under the acts that can be invoked against private schools charging
indiscriminately against various heads.
“Over the last few years, with the increase in the
number of English-medium private schools in the state, fee hike-related complaints
have become very common. In most cases, schools try to take advantage of the
fact that parents are not aware of the laws that are in place and mint money,”
said the 33-year-old .
The layer said that while many parents understand
that a school is flouting norms, they do not have the necessary legal knowledge
to file a complaint or move court.
Prasad Tulaskar, a parent who has been fighting a
case with a Dadar school, said that mere protests and demonstrations do not
yield any concrete change in the school’s stand. “Instead, a simple right to
information (RTI) query or a letter to the state education department or the
child rights’ commission would lead to schools thinking twice before charging
parents under abrupt heads,” said Tulaskar.
The website also has past court orders on fee hike
cases of various schools across the states for parents to refer to.
Source | Hindustan Times | 21st
October 2018
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