Calcutta, May 17 :    Calcutta, May 17:  The chairperson of the board of acting governors of La Martiniere Schools and nominated member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Gillian Rosemary D'Costa Hart, has resigned from the board in protest against the manner of its functioning and the way in which the schools were being run. In a letter to Bishop P.S.P. Raju, ex-officio president of the board, on Monday, Hart has pointed out that the 'unilateral manner' and the 'decisions that are being taken are such that I cannot and will not be a part thereto nor ascribe to them.' It contains at least 10 reasons that compelled her to make this move. Bishop Raju said her resignation was being accepted. 'But a detailed reply and clarifications in writing will be given after June 10, on my return from the UK.' He left Calcutta on Friday on an invitation from the Bishop of London. The letter, a copy of which is with Metro, says 'some important matters are being decided by one or two board members without a prior meeting of the board.' It adds: 'The situation has reached such a state that one of the board members, who is also doubling as honorary secretary, though not permitted under the (schools') constitution, has started presuming that whatever he writes, directs or decides ... tantamounts to the board's communications and directions. This is wholly unacceptable.' Two recent decisions and developments involving the schools also find mention in the letter. 'The new admission policy, which cost the schools over almost half a lakh of rupees, was a total waste because, ultimately, the old policy was resorted to.' Metro had reported on the new system being introduced in schools 'overseen' by the Church of North India (CNI), in which admissions would be processed by computers and finalised by a five-member panel, three of whom would be nominated by the Bishop. Resentment had been voiced by several quarters over this. The second decision was 'the hurried hike in school fees which, according to me, was totally unjustified at this stage,' writes Hart, the first woman to become governor and chairperson of the La Martiniere schools. 'Since my conscience will not allow me to serve as chairperson or acting governor on the board where normal protocol is not always maintained, I tender my resignation,' she concludes. 'I don't understand why she wants to step down all of a sudden. The developments that she mentions have been taking place since November. Nothing was done without her consent,' Bishop Raju said. 'She is either mistaken or cannot remember. And several points she has raised are her own opinions.' All members of the board of acting governors have been sent a copy of the letter. They include Percy Jones, who is also the honorary secretary, Neil O'Brien, Rev. Andrew Simmick and J.R.V. Alfred, who joined the board as its sixth member last year. 'I cannot comment on this until after the issue is tabled at the next board of acting governors' meeting,' said O'Brien. The board meets once a month, and the last meeting was on May 14, a day after the resignation letter was written. But neither Raju nor Hart attended that meeting and the issue was not raised. 'The fact that the Bishop has decided to accept her resignation without raising it and discussing it at a board meeting reflects the unilateral manner of functioning, as she has alleged,' said an official of the school, not wanting to be named. 'It is a pointer to the shape of things to come in CNI schools,' he said.