Source : The Hindu Date : 18.06.2009
Notice served on government-aided schools violating rules
Staff Reporter
ERODE: Kalaimagal Kalvi Nilayam Girls Higher Secondary School, Erode, St. Aloysius Girls Higher Secondary School, Dharapuram, Sengunthar Higher Secondary School, Erode, and Carmel Higher Secondary School, Kangayam, are in the dock for violating Government rules on fee collection.
Education Department, Erode, following complaints from parents and members of the public sent on inspection on May 28 and June 5 a senior officer to Kalaimagal Kalvi Nilayam Girls Higher Secondary School.
Following the officers report, the Chief Education Officer has issued show-cause notice to the schools, asking for a reply in 15 days time.
The show-cause notice asks the Kalaimagal Kalvi Nilayam school management to explain why the Department should not initiate action for collecting fee, special fee, etc. against Government rules, which instruct that the Government-aided institutions shall collect only Rs. 500 from English medium students, Rs. 200 for teaching computer science and Parent-Teacher Association subscription Rs. 25.
Based on records the School management sent to the Education Department, it has come to light that the Kalaimagal Kalvi Nilayam management has collected Rs. 27.95 lakh from Plus-One and Plus-Two students in the 2008-09 academic year and Rs. 26.11 lakh from the students for the 2009-2010 academic year.
In the show-cause notice, the Education Department has also asked the school management to explain denying Plus-One admission to its Standard X students.
“When the Government rules unambiguously say that aided institutions shall not deny admission on any grounds, how is that you deny admission.”
The notice also asks the School to explain poor maintenance of records, particularly those related to admission and transfer certificate. These apart, the Education Department has also found the Kalaimagal Kalvi Nilayam on the wrong side of law for fudging caste details
