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  • Two Missionary Schools Facing Music For Fee Hike

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    SRINAGAR: Parents in Kashmir have raised concerns about abrupt increases in annual fees for the current academic session at Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson higher secondary school. They claim that the school has increased fees by over Rs 2000 without the approval of the school fee fixation committee, and without consulting with parents.

    “In this era when business in the Kashmir valley has shuddered, Tyndale Biscoe and Mallinson higher secondary school enhanced the annual fee,” parents claimed.

    A group of parents has called the increase arbitrary and fears that the school will continue to raise fees annually if they don’t protest. The school has also charged additional Rs 3000 for summer camp, which was previously included in the annual fee.

    Attempts to contact school authorities for comment have been unsuccessful.

    Reports suggest that other private schools, even those with lower student enrolment and fewer facilities, have also increased their fees.

    Director of Education in Kashmir, Mr. Tasaduq Hussain, has stated that schools must charge fees based on the facilities they offer, and parents should be able to pay in instalments. He has also warned that action will be taken against schools that charge extra fees. [KNT]

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Missionary school sealed in MP after liquor, condoms found during inspection

    Missionary school sealed in MP after liquor, condoms found during inspection

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    Bhopal: A missionary school in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district was sealed after liquor and condoms were found in the principal’s room during a surprise inspection.

    The inspection was conducted by the State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights on Saturday.

    The SCPCR team found beds, liquor and condoms and also egg trays and gas cylinders. “I saw there was a gas cylinder and other objectionable stuff, including liquor bottles. Police are investigating the whole matter,” Nivedita Sharma, a member of the SCPCR inspection team said, adding that she had brought the matter to the notice of the District Collector.

    An FIR has been lodged against the principal of the school and a detailed investigation has been demanded from the police.

    “When we reached there for a routine inspection, we were surprised to know how both corners of the school were attached from the inside… It was a room and liquor bottles and condoms were found there. It was like a complete residential setup. It does not belong to only one person, but more people came out of the building who were living there. It was being used as an accommodation,” Sharma told IANS.

    She further said that at least 15 beds were lying in that room and there was no CCTV camera.

    “The question arises that when CCTV cameras are installed in other locations of the building, why was that particular section left out. If the principal said he wasn’t staying there, then who was staying and why 15 beds are present there? More importantly, why does that room have a direct entrance with classrooms of girl students,” Nivedita Sharma said.

    She further said that liquor is not allowed on the school campus at all. “It is a violation of the law. The excise department is also taking action on the matter as it is also illegal that nobody can keep such amounts of liquor. Some other objectionable stuff, including condoms, were also found,” she added.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )