<p>Following the incident, where students of Pushpa Educational Institute, Periyapatna were made to stand out of the School for non-payment of fees, Periyapatna Block Education Officer (BEO), C S Ramalingu has served a notice seeking clarification over the issue, on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the notice, the BEO has noted that punishing children for non-payment of fees, was illegal and amounted to violation of child rights, and has instructed the School authorities to reply within three days of the notice.<br /><br />Ramalingu said that a preliminary enquiry has been initiated regarding the issue, following which he would submit the report to the Deputy Director of Public Instruction.<br /><br />Meanwhile, parents of the children who were made to stand out, have lodged a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner, demanding action against the school for ‘insulting’ the students in an inhumane manner.<br /><br /> In their complaint, they have alleged that though there was a provision to pay school fees in two instalments, school authorities had demanded the parents to pay the fees in a single instalment. “Only when BEO intervened did the school authorities allow the students to attend classes,” they said.<br /><br />Incident<br /><br />On Monday, about 40 students were made to stand out of the school compound for non-payment of fees on a single installment. <br /><br />School authorities had reportedly told the children that only if they pay the full fees will they be allowed to attend classes. <br /><br />Parents of the children who rushed to the school had staged a protest and demanded action against the authorities.<br /><br />Following the protests, Ramalingu who visited the School instructed the authorities to allow the payment of fees in two installments. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Following the incident, where students of Pushpa Educational Institute, Periyapatna were made to stand out of the School for non-payment of fees, Periyapatna Block Education Officer (BEO), C S Ramalingu has served a notice seeking clarification over the issue, on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the notice, the BEO has noted that punishing children for non-payment of fees, was illegal and amounted to violation of child rights, and has instructed the School authorities to reply within three days of the notice.<br /><br />Ramalingu said that a preliminary enquiry has been initiated regarding the issue, following which he would submit the report to the Deputy Director of Public Instruction.<br /><br />Meanwhile, parents of the children who were made to stand out, have lodged a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner, demanding action against the school for ‘insulting’ the students in an inhumane manner.<br /><br /> In their complaint, they have alleged that though there was a provision to pay school fees in two instalments, school authorities had demanded the parents to pay the fees in a single instalment. “Only when BEO intervened did the school authorities allow the students to attend classes,” they said.<br /><br />Incident<br /><br />On Monday, about 40 students were made to stand out of the school compound for non-payment of fees on a single installment. <br /><br />School authorities had reportedly told the children that only if they pay the full fees will they be allowed to attend classes. <br /><br />Parents of the children who rushed to the school had staged a protest and demanded action against the authorities.<br /><br />Following the protests, Ramalingu who visited the School instructed the authorities to allow the payment of fees in two installments. <br /><br /></p>
