If any schools are found to be in violation of this norm, the Deputy Educational Officers and Deputy Inspectors of Schools in Hyderabad District have been instructed to take appropriate action(Representational/ PTI Photo)
This order comes in the wake of parents filing complaints with the state education department about private schools charging exorbitant fees for such extras
The administration of private schools operating in the Hyderabad District, regardless of whether they be State board, CBSE, or ICSE, has been directed to refrain from selling items such as shoes, belts, and uniforms on school premises. The District Educational Officer (DEO) issued an official order on May 30 which required the Deputy Educational Officers and Deputy Inspector of Schools to ensure that no commercial sale of such items takes place at private schools in the district. The order issued also went on to state that “the sale of books/notebooks/stationery at the school counter, if any, should be on a non-commercial, no-profit-no-loss basis.”
This order comes in the wake of parents filing complaints with the state education department about private schools charging exorbitant fees for such extras.
The directive further requires that all Deputy Educational Officers organise a mandal-level committee to supervise private schools regularly and to guarantee that the commercial selling of uniforms, stationery, shoes and belts, among other things, does not take place on the premises of schools. Furthermore, if any schools are found to be in violation of this norm, the Deputy Educational Officers and Deputy Inspectors of Schools in Hyderabad District have been instructed to take appropriate action and submit a compliance report to the District Education Officer.
Earlier this year, Delhi Education Minister Atishi urged officials to take action against private schools that reportedly compelled parents to purchase expensive textbooks and uniforms from particular suppliers.
She stated that private schools that violate the Education Department's guidelines regarding the purchase of books and uniforms “will not be tolerated” and that severe measures will be taken against the schools.
Private schools risk serious repercussions if they continue to compel parents to purchase books and clothes from particular vendors.
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