The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) conducted a hearing under its chairperson Usha Negi to resolve the cases filed in the commission. Various issues concerning the hike in fees by private schools, non-implementation of the recent order for use of NCERT text books and charging fee from students enrolled under the Right To Education Act were heard and necessary action directed in the cases.
In a complaint against Delhi Public School, Dehradun, parents alleged that the school is registered under charitable act but raising monthly fees annually by 30 per cent apart from charging money through various other ways. The SCPCR chairperson heard the complaint and instructed school officials and parents to be present within 15 days with all the required evidence. Another complaint heard was regarding the Doon International School purportedly increasing the fees and defying the order regarding NCERT books.
However, the school officials rejected this, stating that they were using the NCERT books as per the recent orders.
In the complaint filed by Modern High School against a nearby ice cream factory alleging harmful pollution from the unit, the chairperson directed the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board to take necessary action and submit a verification letter to the commission regarding the emission of gases from the factory.
The parents of a boy came from Nainital with proof regarding the alleged partiality of the police in investigating the school where he had been beaten by staff.
Considering the proof, the chairperson of SCPCR directed that the case be investigated again.
In a case related to JP International School in Haridwar, the SCPCR instructed the Education department in Haridwar to submit a detailed report about the case within 15 days. The school management is accused of charging fees from students enrolled under the RTE Act.