Delhi Parent Association on Monday staged a protest outside the Directorate of Education (DoE), alleging coercive actions by two private schools in east and southwest Delhi to recover “unapproved” hiked fees from parents of children studying in these schools. A parents’ association has alleged that two private schools in east and southwest Delhi used coercive measures to recover ‘unapproved’ hiked fees from parents. (Representational image). (Unsplash/ivalex) According to complaints submitted to the education department, the schools allegedly struck off the names of several students from their rolls and withheld report-cum-progress cards of dozens of others for not paying the alleged increased fees. The parents claimed that they had been raising the issue with authorities for nearly two years, but the schools continued to take “arbitrary and coercive” measures despite multiple directions issued by the education department. In their representation, the parents said the schools maintained that prior approval from the DoE was not required before revising fees, citing certain court rulings. However, the parents alleged that the department had already issued show-cause notices and other …