Schools affiliated to an association in Maharashtra have decided to suspend on line classes for 3 days in Pune as properly as in adjoining Pimpri- Chinchwad for 3 days from Tuesday following non-receipt of costs from a section of students, an official mentioned on Monday.
Federation of Schools Association in Maharashtra (FSAM) workplace-bearers cited “severe financial stress” faced due to non-payment of college costs from parents as the purpose for their choice, which comes in the backdrop of the COVID- 19 outbreak that forced a shift to on line classes.
“Around 1,400 English medium unaided schools in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas are our members. Our member-schools extended support to parents during the COVID-19 pandemic by not charging for services which were not utilised such as food, annual gatherings, sports activity, transport.
“School-members even supplied month-to-month/quarterly instalment facility to parents to spend their costs,” said Rajendra Singh, president, FSAM.
The federation directed its members not to increase fees but despite that concession, several parents did not pay their dues, making it difficult for the schools to run their affairs, he said.
“Despite all this aid and cooperation from the schools, as significantly as 50 % of the parents are not paying costs at all and taking undue benefit of our concessions,” Singh said.
“Since the final 6 to 7 months, we have been patient and delivering top quality education, but now the schools who are members of the federation are facing extreme economic anxiety.
“They are incapable of sustaining any further and that is why the schools are undertaking a three-day closure of teaching activities from Tuesday,” he added.