High Court seeks UP govt’s stand on school fee exemption during lockdown period
The Allahabad High Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s stand on a plea for the exemption of private school fees for the Covid-19 lockdown period besides promoting pupils up to class 8 to next classes without conducting exams.
A bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma sought the government’s stand last week on a public interest lawsuit filed by Masoom Bachpan Foundation.
In the lawsuit, the petitioner also brought up the issue of health hazards to children during online classes due to the prolonged exposure to electromagnetic waves emitted by electronic gadgets. The petitioner alleged that the electronic devices are largely impacting the anxiety and stress levels, logical thinking, memory, mood and mental stability of children.
Pointing out that several educationists have suggested a “no examination system”, the petitioner requested the court to pass a direction to the educational authorities to promote the primary school students to their next classes in the academic session 2020-21 without taking their tests. It was also asserted that during the lockdown, no educational institution was functioning, and thus, no fee should be charged from students and their parents.
High Court seeks UP govt’s stand on school fee exemption during lockdown period
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