Dept. to look into complaints of booming tutorial business

The Department of Primary and Secondary Education has decided to look into complaints of tutorials conducting physical classes in small rooms or sheds without following Standard Operating Procedures.

The Department of Primary and Secondary Education has decided to look into complaints of tutorials conducting physical classes in small rooms or sheds without following Standard Operating Procedures. The tutorials business is reportedly booming during the pandemic as schools are closed. The Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka (KAMS) lodged a complaint with the department. Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said they would enquire into the matter. D. Shashi Kumar, general secretary of KAMS, said there are hundreds of tutorials conducting classes from as early as 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Many parents have not enrolled their children in schools the current academic year, but have paid fees to tutorials. We have pictures to show that these classes take place without social distancing and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour,” he said.