It seems schools are finding new ways to pressure parents to pay pending fees. Now, a school located in Vikhroli, has added a remark on a Std X student’s leaving certificate (LC), about his pending fees. The remark reads, ‘Rs 61,640 balance fees for the year 2019-2020 to 2022-2023.’ The student, who could not get into any college in Mumbai, secured admission to a Nanded college, which questioned him about the remark.

The management of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar English Medium School, operated by the Vidya Vikas Education Society in Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli, handed the marksheet and LC to the student this week. The dispute has had a direct impact on Spandan Chaudante, as he scored 84 per cent in the SSC board exam but struggled to secure admission to a college in Mumbai. His mother said having such remarks on LCs is embarrassing for parents and children. According to her, the school administration only provided her son’s SSC marksheet and school leaving certificate after she pleaded for days with them, and submitted a written undertaking saying she would pay the outstanding amount.