Minister of General Education David Mabumba has advised head teachers in the country to ensure that school fees which pupils pay are properly utilised.
Mr. Mabumba said some parents become reluctant to pay their children’s school user fees because they do not seem to know how the money is used.
Speaking when he toured Nchelenge secondary school, Mr. Mabumba said once parents start to see how the money is being utilized through various projects at the school, they will be very much willing to pay the school fees for their children.
He pointed out that school management should always endeavor to do their best in improving the warfare of their schools.
The Minister said it was time for those entrusted to manage the affairs of schools in the country to be more creative in addressing challenges which their institutions face.
Mr. Mabumba said even as government and cooperating partners support various schools, they too should be doing something to better their institutions.
He has since disclosed that his ministry will hold a meeting for head teachers from all the old secondary schools in the country to see how they can tackle some of the issues which affect them.
And Nchelenge secondary school head teacher Kalumba Chituma said the institution has resolved to allow some parents to pay school fees in kind so as to make it affordable.
Mrs. Chituma explained that instead of them paying fees in actual cash, the parents are allowed to give goats, cassava and maize to the school.
She said the school will continue to addresses most of the challenges it faces.
Mr. Minister, give us your direct line so that we can inform you the Head teachers who are misusing user fees. Especially most schools in Kitwe have thieving head teachers and Officers at DEBS just watches because they are beneficiaries too.
Minister please this Managers there stealing money my son started contributing money for the bus when he was in grade until he finish grade twelve the bus no were to be see. But if you see the houses the manager has through school fees
The headmasters sometimes do not produce receipts and when you asked for the same too much explanations. In Chilanga this manager was not honesty and luckily she was moved from her school to somewhere.
A lot of head teacher are the only ones benefiting fro user fees which is not fear.
We shall start effecting citizen arrest on them.