Imphal, March 28: Parents Teachers’ Association and students of Catholic School Canchipur today staged protest in front of the school against the transfer of the school principal when the session has already begin.
“This is a peaceful protest not to transfer the present Principal of Catholic School, Canchipur for the time being”, a senior teacher of the school while talking to media persons said.
The Parent Teacher Association representative said that the school Principal has been ordered for transfer by the Archdiocese, Imphal for refusing to take loan.
“The higher authority has instructed the Principal of this school to take loan of Rs 2 crores, but our Principal and the parish leaders after having a meeting rejected the idea of taking the loan as it is going to be a big burden to the parents of our loving children whom we are taking care of everyday, very dearly. The fact is that the loan will be taken but how the loan will be paid back. Obviously, the entire amount has to be collected from the parents through the fees of their children. Thus, the parents are to suffer for 10 years which is the period of paying back the huge loan amount with interest and the trend will be carried on as fees will never come down once it is set”, a member of the association said.
Soon as the idea of the loan was rejected, the principal of the school got a verbal order of transfer to some other school. Once the principal is transferred, another principal will come and process the loan, one school teacher said.
“We are really scared, we are scared not for the teachers or for the principal but we are extremely scared to think of our students and the parents who are going to suffer in the loan run”, a protesting teacher added.
