Ahmedabad: School seeks 2nd quarter fees, pulled up

The FRC of Ahmedabad zone has come down heavily on a city-based school that sought second quarter fees from the parents of the children studying there. The FRC issued a letter to Udgam School for Children after it received complaints from parents.

In its letter, issued by justice KA Puj, Chairperson, FRC, Ahmedabad, restrained the school to enter into such practices. The letter stated: "We received a complaint from several parents of your school.They have raised an issue in the complaint that your school has already collected the first quarter fee in the month of March 2018 and your school has also sent an intimation through SMS and emails on June 1 to maintain sufficient balance in their accounts for payment of fees for the second quarter."