Collect only 40% fees by Aug. 31, Collector tells private schools

‘Do not collect uniform fees and transport fees’

Following complaints of some private self-financing schools in Coimbatore district allegedly demanding excess fees from parents despite remaining closed due to the COVID-19 lockdown, District Collector G.S. Sameeran directed them to only collect 40% of the fees by August 31. In a statement, he said that the Collectorate and the Coimbatore Chief Educational Office have been receiving complaints regarding private schools demanding excess fees for the academic year 2021-22 even though regular classes have not started amidst the lockdown. For the academic year 2020-21, the Madras High Court had ordered private schools to collect 75% fees with a breakup of 40% by August 31, 2020 and remaining 35% by February 29, this year, the statement said.