Over 350 schools ordered to close, parents advised to withdraw their children

“I take this opportunity to advise parents not to take their children to unlicensed and unregistered private schools. You can verify the status of the school by contacting both the Ministry of Education and Sports, or the district education officers [DEOs] and district inspectors of schools for the respective local governments,” Ssenkali said.

Learners pack their belongings in a dilapidated dormitory of a school in Nakifuma, Mukono district, recently. Students whose schools are to be closed have been advised to transfer to licensed schools.