India, May 14 -- Tensions erupted outside Delhi Public School, Dwarka on Tuesday as dozens of parents staged a protest, accusing the school of expelling around 30 students whose families had refused to pay a fee hike recently deemed "unauthorised" by the Delhi high court. Parents alleged the school deployed additional security guards and set up barricades to block entry, while some claimed that children who managed to get in were pulled out of class, made to sit in the sun, or sent home without notice.

The protest is the latest flashpoint in a months-long standoff between the school and families, many of whom have refused to pay a revised fee that lacks approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE).

On Tuesday, several parents said t...