A demonstration was held by numerous parents at the Srimathi Sundaravalli Memorial School campus here, following letters from management demanding caution deposit of Rs 2 lakh from students. The school has campuses with more than 4,000 students at Perungalathur and Chromepet.
Parents had received a letter from the school on July 18, where it was mentioned that the management was facing a tough time managing administration expenses, and hence demanded Caution deposits. Kanchipuram Chief educational officer Angelo Irudayasamy said that the schools have been informed to withdraw the letter and have also sought a written explanation from the management.
The school previously has justified
the move of demanding caution deposit fee from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2 lakh, saying
that they're doing it instead of increasing school strength. After the school
set a deadline to parents as July 31, for accepting this demand or get the
transfer certificate to withdraw their children from the school, more than 100
angry parents staged protests at both campuses, in an attempt to force the
withdrawal of 2 lakhs demand.
