With summer starting to pass and the humid monsoon weather rushing in to take its place, schools around the country are prepping up to open for a new term. Children are rushing to the book stores to buy their course books, whereas teenagers are rushing to their favourite schools and colleges to get admission for their secondary education. Even the young adults are trying to gain admission in their chosen universities. Yes, this is how August is like in Pakistan in particular. Amidst all this drama parents are the ones who are bearing this load of their children in the form of fee challans and bills. Average parents have to move large sums of money to pay the fees due for their child just give them the highest quality of education possible. However, now as private institutes raise their fees even further parents have started to stand up against this injustice.
In a twitter tag that is gaining momentum by the second parents are protesting outside schools for the unjust increase of tuition fees for the coming term. #NoFeeTillLowFee and #FeeAsPerLaw are the two hashtags meant for the protest against increase of school tuition fees.
This Parent Submitted A Proper Application To A Private School Signed By Several Other Parents
@KlasraRauf that’s our application #feeasperlaw #nofeetilllowfee pic.twitter.com/t1EtbSb3qZ
— Sara Mehmood (@MehmoodSara) August 16, 2017
Look At All These Parents Gathering Together For A Cause
Finally the much needed protest going on by parents against money minting in the name of education. #NoFeeTillLowFee #FeeAsPerLaw pic.twitter.com/tTiid2npXh
— Fatima Malik (@FammaMalik) August 18, 2017
According To Parents Schools Are Wrongfully Increasing Fees In The Name Of Quality Education
Today attended massive protest against the unnecessary increase in school fees … #NoFeeTillLowFee #FeeAsPerLaw pic.twitter.com/ghn4m0thrM
— Rehan Alavi (@AlaviRehan) August 18, 2017
News Channels Are Also Covering This Protest To Help Protesting Parents
This is so bad. Didn’t expect such statement #NoFeeTillLowFee #FeeAsPerLaw pic.twitter.com/e5KlzYQyzr
— Amna (@AmnaAmir_) August 18, 2017
Perhaps Stress-Free Is A Phrase That No Longer Exists In Modern Society Of This World
We want stress free education! #NoFeeTillLowFee #FeeAsPerLaw @FPSKHI pic.twitter.com/AzNi4beu7j
— Amna (@AmnaAmir_) August 18, 2017
If This True, Court Should Take A Notice Of This
Pvt schools r putting undue pressure on parents by increasing fees by 15-20% #NoFeeTillLowFee #FeeAsPerLaw pic.twitter.com/QllFDPe7PN
— who?ma! (@me_whoma) August 18, 2017
Unlawful increase of tuition fees of schools and then covering it up in the name of quality education is just utter disrespect of the right to education itself. Are private institutes trying to live up to their name of “money grabbers”? If no, then a productive discussion must be arranged between concerned parties and government should also intervene in order to guarantee an agreement.
