In a major reprieve to students and parents across the Valley who are forced to buy books and uniforms within schools, the government has directed all the deputy commissioners to form squads to check the arbitrary whims of the schools authorities.
The schools resorting to such unlawful methods will be deregistered by the government.
Following complaints by people that private schools in the region are overcharging on purchase of text books and are also rejecting old books, Director School Education Kashmir, Shah Faesal, has written to all the Deputy Commissioners to form checking squads.
As per order No. 002-004/3015, the director has said that he has received frequent complaints that private schools are overcharging on text books and note books sold from kiosks within the school so as to force parents to buy these materials on exorbitant rates.
“It has also been alleged that some schools are not allowing text books of one sibling to be reused by another and are insisting to purchase of fresh book sets just to mint money,” the director said.
“Also the school children are being forced to buy multiple sets of uniform without any rationale.” KNS
