SRINAGAR: Private Schools Association J&K (PSAJK) and J&K Private Schools’ Coordination Committee Sunday urged the educational institutions to defer fee collection from students in the face of the prevailing COVID-19 lockdown.
In a joint statement, the two associations asked the private schools to refrain from charging fee from the students for now.
The statement termed the ongoing pandemic and lockdown “testing times”, saying saving lives is our first priority, everything comes later.
It said that there had been reports of several schools in Jammu forcing parents to deposit fee of their wards for the current lockdown period.
It added that the current situation presented a huge challenge for society, which was facing a grave situation.
“In this situation, life takes precedence on any other matter,” it said.

Irshad Khan