The Director of Matriculation Schools has ordered a probe into complaints of institutions collecting fees from parents for admitting their children under the 25 per cent reservation of seats under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.
A committee comprising high school or higher secondary schools’ headmaster, an additional elementary education officer and a teacher trainer, among others, will inspect the schools, official sources told The Hindu. The teams will inform parents of their arrival and check the attendance records to verify if students admitted under the 25 per cent quota are continuing their education in the school.
They will also check the receipts issued by schools to make sure that they have collected fees fixed by the fee fixation committee. “Only after the parents get a refund of the fees they have paid will the school get the amount due for RTE admissions for 2013-14 and 2014-15,” said an official citing a circular issued on Tuesday. The team will also inspect receipts of the parents, and if they have paid the fees, it will ensure that the school refunds the amount. Once the team ensures that the schools have complied with the norms, it will write to the government to release money, officials added.
