Tightening noose around several public schools following several complaints related to fee hike, annual charge, charging three months fee for releasing the transfer certificate against them by parents, district magistrate BVRC Purushottam on Monday directed a probe into the matter. If allegations were found true, strict action would be taken against the school, DM added.
Additional district magistrate (administration) Harak Singh Rawat, additional district magistrate (finance and revenue), SDM Sadar Ranjana and deputy collection/ special land certification officer Girish Chandra Gudvant would carry out the probe. The officers would submit their reports to the district magistrate within a week.
In their complaints against the schools, the parents alleged that several private schools take annual charge, make irrelevant fee hike, sell books and dress materials at higher than the market rates, creating pressure for taking tuition and declaring children of I-VIII standards fail forcibly.
Parents alleged that they all were appalled by such arbitrary conduct of the schools. Such actions by the schools were creating severe tension among the parents. Following the complaints, the district magistrate ordered the probe into the matter and said that strict action would be ensured against the school, if the allegations were proved.
ADM administration would look into complaints against Brooklin School, Tegbahadur Schoo, Dehradun/Summervalley (Riverdale) School, Dehradun/Bala Hisar Academy Muncipal Road, Marshal School EC Road, Saint Thomas School, The Heritage School, Touch Wood School, Brightlands School, Carman Residential School, Doon Blossom School, Indian Cambridge School, Dron International School, and Pine Hall School.
Similarly, ADM FR Kamthan would carry out probe in complaints against Shivalik International, Constancia School, Raja Mohan Rai Academy, Saint Jude's School, GRD Academy, KC Public School, Sandalwood, Scholars Home Senior Secondary School, Saint Mary Secondary School, Olympus High School, Enmary School and Asian School.
SDM Ranjana would carry out probe in the complaints against Grace Academy Senior Secondary School, Saint Joseph School, Moravian Institute, Unisen World School, Flower Dale school, North Point Children Academy, Seven Ox School, The Aryan School, The Himalayan Public School, Jaswant Modern School, New Horizon International School and Cambridge School.
Gudvant would carry out probe in complaints against Cambrine Hall School, Himalayan Doon Academy, Himalayan Public School, Sandalwood School, Sanskar International School, Doon Presidency School, Shalini
Memorial School, Vivekanand School, Children Academy, DAV Public School, Apollo International, and Gautam International School. During the probe, the officials would also arrange a meeting between the schools and parents.