Private schools in Tamil Nadu demand the government to announce the reopening of schools immediately stating that more than 80 per cent of parents have not paid the fees till now. On contrast to this, Government schools tell the schools should be opened only after the restoration of normalcy even for higher classes and fees should not be the measuring scale to begin the academic session. The General secretary of Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary, Matriculation, Higher Secondary and CBSE Schools, K R Nandhakumar, said despite High Court order most of the parents have not paid the fees.
“Not even single paisa could be collected especially from the parents of children studying in nursery and primary schools. since fees could not be received from about 80 per cent of the parents, the livelihood of thousands of teachers has been severely affected and with the schools are ready to ensure the safety of the students the government could announce the reopening dates.” Nandha Kumar said. DC Elangovan, secretary, Federation of Associations of Private Schools in Tamil Nadu suggest the government should provide interest-free loans for the schools hit by the poor financial background so that they could distribute the pending salaries to the teachers.
“All the private schools are ready to adopt safety measures when the schools were reopened so that not even single student should be affected,” he added. Tamil Nadu Teachers Association, government school teacher’s forum, president PK Ilamaran said that the government should not go with the request of private schools for reopening of schools since normalcy has not been restored fully. “Their (managements of private schools) motive is only to collect fees, which would not ensure the safety of the students and therefore, the government should take a decision accordingly,” he added.
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