2020-12-24 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
A Versova school is under tremendous financial pressure but has not stopped paying its staff. The administration has now gone a step further and offered help to the parents of the school`s 3,000 students who are struggling with inconsistent income or are facing difficulties, after losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The Children Welfare Centre High School at Yari Road has offered a waiver of three months` fees, amounting to Rs. 1.8 crores. Mid-Day senior correspondent Gaurav Sarkar spoke to the school`s principal, Ajay Kaul, about their decision to waive the fees. We also talked to the parents of some of the children that are enrolled at the school and got their views on the monumental decision.
