The drastic effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic do not seem to subside at all. Even so, we keep finding different sectors being affected. Another sector that has suffered most from the pandemic is the education sector. Students having to adapt to online education. Parents having to pay a hefty amount of sums in the name of registrations and fees. The education sector of Pakistan is distressing, resulting in many students dropping off schools.
A similar matter is now under the radar where the future of hundreds of students is at stake. As the Sindh Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions suspended the registration of The Lyceum School. The decision was taken in light of Supreme Court orders’ violations and failure to comply with directives issued in light of the pandemic.
The Reason For The Notice
The Lyceum was given the notice of school suspension in light of not complying with the pandemic regulations. The school did not give students a 20 percent fee relaxation from April to September 2020. Besides, it charges a registration fee that amounts to more than three months’ tuition fee. The school also failed to implement the mandatory rule under Article 13 of the Sindh Private Institutions (Regulation & Control) 2005, which provides 100 percent scholarship to 10 percent of the students enrolled. However, the directorate has allowed the current session to be completed in time for their exams.
The Response From The Lyceum
The school administration took to Facebook to deliver the response regarding the matter, stating, “It is unfortunate that the school is now going to have to take the matter to court.” Regretting the timing of the directorate’s notification, “coming at the end of a full year of pandemic teaching, and right before the student’s mocks and CAIE examinations,” she maintained that for the school’s faculty and administration, the wellbeing of its 650 students was its only concern.
The School administration also stated that the notices were responded from the school’s council. However, all attempts to meet the education minister to talk about this face to face were in vain.
Amidst the dispute between the school administration and education directorate, it’s the students suffering the most given their unforeseen future.
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