Nearly 250 educational institutions that come under USPA have threatened to stop online classes if the government does not order resumption of offline classes.
The government had issued directives for all schools in Uttar Pradesh to close offline classes from January 16 to 23. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the closure was later extended until February 6, and schools were asked to conduct online classes.
USPA President Anil Agarwal raised a question “If the government is calling students to participate in various programmes where the Covid-19 protocols are being ignored, then why is it not allowing schools to conduct classes on campus?”
Anil Agarwal claimed that excessive government interference in the operation of private schools, whether through fee hikes, the use of school vehicles in elections, or the delay in fee reimbursement to schools for admissions under the Right to Education, was harming educational standards.
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Agarwal stated that schools had suffered significant financial losses as a result of the pandemic because a large number of students had left.
If the state government does not allow them to raise fees, the UPSA fears that their institutions will be forced to close.
“A large number of private schools in UP have no option but to close down their schools if the state government does not allow them to increase fees and reopen completely from February 7.”
“Because schools were not allowed to raise fees, there was no salary revision for the teachers and staff. This is having an effect on their performance. In these difficult times, a few schools will be forced to close if the government does not allow them to raise fees for the third year in a row.” Agarwal, the managing director of the St Joseph Group of Institutions added.
Gita Gandhi Kingdon, who is also the president of City Montessori School (CMS), stated: “For the past three years, there has been no increase in fees. It is also difficult to deny raises to teachers and other staff who have been working in the pandemic.”
The UPSA stated that schools are making efforts to increase voting percentages in the upcoming assembly elections.
“Nevertheless, this will only be done once schools are allowed to reopen on February 7,” said Agarwal.
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