A delegation of Principals and heads of 25 private schools called upon the education minister Arvind Pandey at his Vidhan Sabha office on Wednesday.
The meeting assumes significance in the wake of protests of parents in different parts of the State against the dictatorial attitude of private schools and tough posturing by the Government on the issue with clear signs that the State Government is planning to bring in a Private School Regulation Authority act to rein in these schools. The delegation of Private unaided schools association told the education minister about the apprehensions of private schools on the proposed regulation. The President of the Progressive Principals Schools Association (PPSA), Prem Kashyap said that the delegation supported the orders of education minister regarding the usage of NCERT books and not charging re-admission fees. He said that the minister assured the delegation that if any regulation was to be framed, the suggestions and inputs from the Private Unaided Schools Association would be given due weightage and importance.
The delegation included President CISCE Schools Association Jennifer Kumar, President CBSE Sahodaya Dehradun Chhaya Khanna, Sr. Vice President PPSA D.S. Mann and others