It was early last month I took my children, three of them to government own school. Two of them to been admitted to primary school while the other one should be admitted in secondary school. I was asked to pay over #13000 for the one in primary school and the one secondary school was over #7000. When I asked what the money met for, they told me that #2000 is for chair and #700 for admission, while the school uniform was #2900 plus passport. We were also made to buy soap like big mama-lemon cutlass and two brooms.
Now this is problem. Could believe that one child came back from school this afternoon and told me that governments official visited their school today and before know what happened some of teachers came to their class and informed them that if the government's official asked them if they pay any money they should answer No. And that any student who answer otherwise will be expel.


What do you have to say on this?
I live in Sapele delta State Nigeria.

Is not that I'm trying to implicate any body but I just want you people to know what parents are going through...
When government says things are free, the principal and the teachers will always do otherwise.

What's the name of the school.

Samething happened to me while i was in secondary school.

Choi

Will I not being implicating the principal?

micfoley:
What's the name of the school.

Just too bad

firstking01:
Samething happened to me while i was in secondary school.

Am nt trying to defend the school but i attended a public school and the fees we paid was meant to pay the teacher, cos most times government do not provide enough teacher so the school had to employ from her own pocket, we call them pta teacher cos they are nt paid by the government bt through the fees we paid

Deyrinsolar:
Am nt trying to defend the school but i attended a public school and the fees we paid was meant to pay the teacher, cos most times government do not provide enough teacher so the school had to employ from her own pocket, we call them pta teacher cos they are nt paid by the government bt through the fees we paid

I think that is what they doing here. If what you said is true state things they will be afraid or nervous when the government,s officials visited.
In addition, do you know that the chairs the parents were made to pay #2000 each for were actually brought by the government? The principal will tell you, parent you buy chair for child #6000 three families will join together.
I can still remember when I was in secondary school, if the need arose for more teachers the principal normally called parents for discussion and amount they will required of them. And not during admission to begin exploits parents.