Taking note of several complaints about some private tutors charging exorbitant fees, Western Sumi Students’ Union (WSSU) has warned of necessary action and urged them to charge only as per service provided.
In a press note, WSSU president A. Kughato Achumi and general secretary X. Hinoka Chophi said that though schools and colleges have been taking online classes/course in view of the pandemic, many institutions were not able to achieve the desired levels of performance.
As the government has allowed schools and colleges to resume offline classes with alternate mode of days, WSSU said that most many parents were compelled to give their children private tuitions, at the same time struggling to find good tutor available for private tuitions, ready to sacrifice any amount of fees charged by the tutor.
Knowing this predicament, WSSU said tutors in Dimapur were taking undue advantage by charging exorbitant tuition fees. Despite struggling to paying school fees, WSSU said parents were often forced to pay higher tuitions fees, especially home tuitions. It said that “with no proper mechanism to check this kind of daylight robbery, parents are often compelled to give in to the demands of the tutors. While schools and colleges have reduced their fees during pandemic, private tutors get what they demand since there are no rules for fixing their fees.”
WSSU therefore requested parents and students to come forward and to report to its office in the event of such incidents.