Delhi CM cracks down on school

New Delhi, April 15: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said Tuesday that notices have been issued to schools over complaints of arbitrary fee hikes and asserted that her government is committed to transparency and protection of children’s rights in education.

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These schools have been asked to respond, failing which strict action will be taken against them, the chief minister told PTI and asserted that “no school has the right to harass parents over fees or remove students unfairly”.

Addressing a ‘Jan Samvad’ (public meeting), the chief minister said she received a complaint about a private school in Model Town allegedly increasing fees and expelling students.

Sharing the incident in a post on X, Gupta said, “Today, a case related to Queen Mary’s School in Model Town came up, where parents complained about unjust fee collection and the expulsion of students.”