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Over 8,000 private schools in Nepal to close from tomorrow
Kathmandu, June 29: More than 8,000 private boarding schools in Nepal are likely to close down from tomorrow after talks between the school management and agitating student unions over restructuring of monthly fees ended in a deadlock.
Kathmandu, June 29: More than 8,000 private boarding schools in Nepal are likely to close down from tomorrow after talks between the school management and agitating student unions over restructuring of monthly fees ended in a deadlock.
The Private And Boarding Schools' Organisations of Nepal (PABSON) and seven student unions entered into talks after the unions locked up the account sections and offices of principals of over 100 private schools which charge more than Rs 1,000 as monthly fees.
But the talks failed to reach any agreement, sources in the school management and the unions said.
"Our main demands were to introduce fee ceiling system in boarding schools and to provide scholarships for 25 per cent students belonging to schedule castes and poor families," said Nepal Students' Union general secretary Ganga Thapa.
"We were ready to discuss with the school management the matters concerning the restructuring of the fees as the boarding schools are charging unjustifiably high fees from students," he said.
The tussle between the school managements and the unions will affect over 1.5 million students across the country. "Unless the students reopen locks from our offices, we will not sit for dialogue," the school managements said in a press statement.
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But the talks failed to reach any agreement, sources in the school management and the unions said.
"Our main demands were to introduce fee ceiling system in boarding schools and to provide scholarships for 25 per cent students belonging to schedule castes and poor families," said Nepal Students' Union general secretary Ganga Thapa.
"We were ready to discuss with the school management the matters concerning the restructuring of the fees as the boarding schools are charging unjustifiably high fees from students," he said.
The tussle between the school managements and the unions will affect over 1.5 million students across the country. "Unless the students reopen locks from our offices, we will not sit for dialogue," the school managements said in a press statement.
Bureau Report