<p dir="ltr">Two girl students of a private school in Girinagar were locked up inside a room during school hours for two days for not paying fees.</p>.<p dir="ltr">The father of the two sisters studying in Class 4 and Class 6 at the Max Muller School filed a police complaint against school principal Dinesh and other staff for mental harassment meted out to his children.</p>.<p dir="ltr">Chandru alleged that the school has been harassing his daughters since the time he sought to know the fee prescribed by the government.</p>.<p dir="ltr">"The school management demands Rs 70,000 for both my daughters as fees. When I asked them for a brochure or a receipt for the documented prescribed fees, they refused and insisted that I pay the amount. The Rs 70,000 does not include books and uniforms for which they give handwritten bills. I wanted clarity in the fee structure and asked for a breakup," Chandru told <em>DH.</em></p>.<p dir="ltr">Since they had not paid the fees, the school staff allegedly locked the two sisters inside a room where they had to stay from 8.30 am to 12 noon on June 6 and 7.</p>.<p dir="ltr">"My daughters told me they were not allowed to sit in the class. They asked me if I had paid the fees," Chandru said. He went straight to the staff room and questioned the teachers for harassing his daughters.</p>.<p dir="ltr">Chandru also called up the South Block Education Officer (BEO) and reported the matter after which he issued a notice to both the school and the parents of the girls.</p>.<p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, the school management filed a counter complaint at the Girinagar police station on June 8 against Chandru and his wife for abusing teachers.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Two girl students of a private school in Girinagar were locked up inside a room during school hours for two days for not paying fees.</p>.<p dir="ltr">The father of the two sisters studying in Class 4 and Class 6 at the Max Muller School filed a police complaint against school principal Dinesh and other staff for mental harassment meted out to his children.</p>.<p dir="ltr">Chandru alleged that the school has been harassing his daughters since the time he sought to know the fee prescribed by the government.</p>.<p dir="ltr">"The school management demands Rs 70,000 for both my daughters as fees. When I asked them for a brochure or a receipt for the documented prescribed fees, they refused and insisted that I pay the amount. The Rs 70,000 does not include books and uniforms for which they give handwritten bills. I wanted clarity in the fee structure and asked for a breakup," Chandru told <em>DH.</em></p>.<p dir="ltr">Since they had not paid the fees, the school staff allegedly locked the two sisters inside a room where they had to stay from 8.30 am to 12 noon on June 6 and 7.</p>.<p dir="ltr">"My daughters told me they were not allowed to sit in the class. They asked me if I had paid the fees," Chandru said. He went straight to the staff room and questioned the teachers for harassing his daughters.</p>.<p dir="ltr">Chandru also called up the South Block Education Officer (BEO) and reported the matter after which he issued a notice to both the school and the parents of the girls.</p>.<p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, the school management filed a counter complaint at the Girinagar police station on June 8 against Chandru and his wife for abusing teachers.</p>