All Pakistan private schools Association responds over Supreme Court verdict
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*ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Private Schools’ Association have responded over the Supreme Court decision.*
*Association on Thursday accepted the Supreme Court verdict in a case pertaining to exorbitant fees being charged by private schools.*
The top court has ordered a 20 per cent decrease in fees charged by upscale private schools, and dictated all those schools who have received the winter vacations’ fees from students, to return 50 percent to parents or adjust the amount in the fees of upcoming months.
“The order will be applicable to private schools across the country whose fees are in excess of Rs5,000,” reads the verdict of the apex court.
Chairman All Pakistan Private Schools’ Association, Kashif Mirza in his statement expressed his resolve to implement the SC’s verdict in its true spirit and appealed the apex court to also look into the problems being faced by the owners of the private schools across the country.
On the other hand, the president of parents association had welcomed the order of the apex court regarding reduction in fees, and hoped the SC’s verdict will be helpful in releasing problems being faced by the parents.
