More than 400 students resumed classes at Orchid International School's Chunabhatti campus despite a closure order for operating without recognition. Now functioning under a new name, the school faces an FIR and possible daily fines. Parents alleged fees were collected despite the closure and raised safety concerns over students attending without uniforms and valid IDs.
Mumbai: More than 400 students of Orchid International School in Chunabhatti resumed physical classes on July 1 despite a closure notice issued by the education department for operating without mandatory recognition.
The institution is now functioning under the name ‘The Institute of Learning and Education’. The words ‘Orchid International School’ on its original signboard have been blacked out, while a notice at the entrance warns that the school is unrecognised and advises parents against admitting their children
Students from Nursery to Class 10 were seen leaving the premises on Wednesday afternoon, several in casual clothes and some wearing last year’s uniforms and carrying old identity cards.
Education inspector Mushtaq Shaikh said the school could not receive recognition without an Occupation Certificate (OC). “We have already registered an FIR against the school for continuing to operate illegally after the closure notice was issued. The police will now take further action,” he said.
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