Parents’ councils to review fee structure of private schools

PSRA forms councils to ensure the provision of basic amenities to students

RAWALPINDI: In a bid to better regulate private schools, the apex private schools regulation body in the province has decided to create powerful parents’ councils which will review fee structures of schools apart from ensuring the provision of basic amenities.

According to objectives and powers of the councils as unveiled by the Private Schools Regulatory Authority (PSRA), the council will include a representative from the district administration, the education department, parents of enrolled children and heads of schools.

The councils will be created for a tenure of 2.2 years while they will be obligated to meet once a month, though, emergency meetings can be convened at any time.

Parent of any child who drops out from a particular school will cease to be a member of that school’s council.

Moreover, any member could be expelled from the council following a two-thirds majority vote.

The council will be empowered to review the fee structure of schools apart from ensuring the implementation of the government’s directions.

These bodies will also ensure the provision of basic amenities in schools apart from playing a role in organizing extra-curricular activities in schools. The councils will also prepare school data on a yearly basis.

Facilitating police employees

Private schools in Rawalpindi have signed an agreement with the Rawalpindi Police to provide better education to children of police employees.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Abbas Ahsan on behalf of the police department.

The event was held at Police Officers’ Mess in Rawalpindi in the presence senior police officials.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 7^th, 2019.