In January, it is either school or jail for parents

Tanzania: In January, It Is Either School or Jail for Parents
AllAfrica.com
As we close the year, we can take stock of a lot of drama - and mind games that our leaders played on us. It was also a history-making year, during which the 'Warioba Draft Constitution' was torn apart. It was later nicknamed the 'Sitta/Chenge ...

The rising number of children failing to attend classes is blamed on the poor state of the economy.

Manyara DC threatens to jail parents
IPPmedia
Simanjiro District Commissioner in Manyara Region Mohamoud Kambona has threatened to jail all education unfriendly pastoralists who will not let their school age kids to class next academic year that starts next month. Officiating the Form Four ...

Joseph* is a five-year-old boy who currently attends Martin Luther School in Dodoma. His grandmother decided that boarding school was a better place for him because his parents were going through marital problems which were affecting Joseph’s wellbeing.

Hindustan Times
Tanzania to punish parents of children out of school
Hindustan Times
Tanzanian children are sometimes kept at home to work in the fields or to sell fruit and vegetables in the cities. (Courtesy/Tanzanian Education Foundation). Share. Share. Share. Share. As Tanzania prepares to introduce free basic education for all ...
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Parents not required to pay public school contributions
IPPmedia
The government has reiterated that primary and secondary school students are not entitled to any form of contributions to their schools as such costs are covered by the capitation grant. Speaking yesterday in parliament, Deputy Minister for Regional ...
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Parents urged to contribute to school meals in Shinyanga
Daily News
PARENTS and guardians at Mazinge Secondary School have failed to contribute money to enable their children to get breakfast and lunch. Every student was supposed to contribute 3,000/-, but out of 664 students at the school, only six contributed. Ndembezi ...

48 parents in court over students' failure to join school
Daily News
MORE than 48 parents from three municipalities in Kahama District appeared before the courts of law charged with negligence and failure to make their children join secondary schools. The Kahama District Commissioner, Benson Mpesya, said of the 7,764 ...

In education push, Tanzania to punish parents of children out of school
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Tanzania prepares to introduce free basic education for all, the government has warned that it will punish parents who fail to ensure their children go to school. In a major policy shift, primary and ...