Schools' reopening: Mao pushes for Covid-19 relief fund to schools
Dec 28, 2021
Schools across the country are expected to reopen next month January 10, 2022, after a two years break occasioned by the outbreak of Covid-19.
Schools across the country are expected to reopen next month January 10, 2022, after a two years break occasioned by the outbreak of Covid-19.
Henry Sekanjako
Journalist @New Vision
SCHOOLS | REOPENING | FUNDING
KAMPALA - The President of the Democratic Party ( DP), Nobert Mao, has implored the Government to consider establishing a COVID-19 relief fund for schools ahead of the reopening.
According to Mao, schools are hiking fees citing the costs of enforcing COVID-19 SOPs.
"Government should allocate COVID Relief Fund to schools to save parents from this burden," Mao said in a Twitter post on Tuesday.
He warned that without a government hand 50 percent of students will not return to school.
He added that: "This is a time bomb if not managed well".
Government recently said it wouldn't extend such a fund to any private schools.
Schools across the country are expected to reopen next month January 10, 2022, after a two years break occasioned by the outbreak of Covid-19.
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