New Delhi, March 28 -- A group of parents of students studying in Salwan Public School in Mayur Vihar met the head of the Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE) hours after protesting outside the school against a notice threatening to remove their children's names from March 31 onwards for non-payment of an alleged fee hike and the school's decision to stop issuing report cards.

Parents said DoE director Veditha Reddy gave them "verbal assurance" that a notice will be issued to the school soon.

The parents' move followed a three-page letter issued by the school to nearly eight students on March 25, citing "striking off the name under Rule 35 of Delhi School Education Rules 1973." The school stated in the notice that it does n...