When parents place their babies in boarding school

When I was growing up going to boarding school at a certain point of one’s life was a given. Many of us upon finishing primary school were enrolled into some boarding school of sorts. Things have changed greatly these days and I find myself pondering the question whether to take my children to boarding school or not.

>The holiday season is over and another academic year is upon us.  It’s the time of the year when many young students enter the next phase of  their educational journey by stepping into new classrooms or schools.

As we close the year, we can take stock of a lot of drama - and mind games that our leaders played on us.

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 ...

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Tanzania to punish parents of children out of school
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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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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...
Head teachers banned from taking contributionsDaily News

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