Will stop classes for those whose fees are not paid: VIBGYOR schools

MUMBAI: Despite parents of students of VIBGYOR Group of Schools protesting the institute’s decision to hike fees, the management has issued an ultimatum to pay the fees or face action.

In an email addressed to parents on Wednesday, the school stated it will be “compelled to discontinue (online) classes” for students who have not paid fees upto July. “For parents who have still not paid any fees for the academic year, it will be assumed that you are no longer interested in your ward continuing to study at our school. As a consequence, we will initiate the de-enrolment process for your ward from 13 July, 2020,” the email further stated.

An official spokesperson of the school told HT that only a small number of parents are yet to pay the fees. “We provided a plethora of payment options to parents to pay fees in an easy manner. A large majority of our parents have been paying on time and have nothing to worry about. Yet, the quality of learning being provided is suffering owing to a small number of parents who have not paid yet. Timely payment of fees will enable us to ensure academic continuity for our students,” said the spokesperson.

Parents said that the school was pressuring them to pay the hiked fees despite the Covid-19 situation. “We requested the school to scrap the fee hike that it had imposed early this year, as parents are unable to pay the hiked amount, owing to job losses and pay cuts. The school has not responded to our concerns even once,” said the parent of a student from the Goregaon branch.

On June 28, parents from different branches of the school across the state held an online protest against the 8-10% fee hike the school. They had also said that the school had not given learning material to their children as they refused to pay the hiked amount.