Karachi (HRNW) Children won’t be expelled from their schools if their parents fail to pay their fees, according to an order issued by the Sindh High Court.
The order was passed at the last hearing and parents were also given a 20% concession in the fees for April and May 2020.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Justice Omar Sial remarked that the court’s verdict will stay.
The petition has been filed by the children belong to the elite class, the judge remarked. “Those who can pay 80% of the fees can also pay the remaining 20%.”
The lawyers of the parents, however, said that parents can’t pay the full fees because of the lockdown. Business and commercial activities were suspended across the country after the government imposed a lockdown to control the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Sindh Attorney-General Salman Talibuddin said that the government ordinance has not been suspended. The schools should write on the vouchers that those who want to can pay the full fee, he added.
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