Protesting the recent school burning incident in Pochampally in Krishnagiri District, over 10,000 private schools under the umbrella Federation of Associations of Private Schools will remained closed in the State tomorrow.
Talking to reporters here today, federation spokesperson R. Visalakshi said the incident in which a 2000-strong crowd of local people ransacked the school and set it afire was not related to the death of a student but due to previous enmity between the school owner and a workshop owner.
Stating that the federation was happy over the steps being taken by the government, including arrests made in connection with the incident, Ms. Visalakshi said it would discuss the issue of giving compensation to the family of the deceased boy.
Though the government had estimated the loss suffered by the school at Rs.49 lakh, the Federation wanted a compensation of Rs. 3 crore, she said.
On allegation that non-licensed and unskilled drivers were being used for transporting the students, she said all the schools had been advised to use the services of experienced drivers for this purpose, considering the safety and security of thousands of students.
