Parents lament high fees in Abia private schools

Parents and guardians in Abia state have lamented the arbitrary increase in school fees of their wards in private schools in the state.

They have appealed to the state government to place a limit on how much private schools within the state could charge.

They also lamented that despite the regular, indiscriminate upward review of fees, private schools had no corresponding facilities to show for the high fees.

“I don’t see any reason why the schools are increasing their fees; there is nothing new about their service to our children to warrant any review,” a concerned parent said.

Affected parent and guardians also noted that majority of the projects in schools were executed by PTAs, wondering what the indiscriminate high fees were meant for.

A guardian said, “We are fed up with the practice in these private schools over the way they increase fees in the schools. They now do it at will, at times every term, some times two or three times a term.

“They now make sure that they effect an increase every term. This is in addition to other sundry fees they charge. It is too much.

“I blame the government that allowed the public schools to degenerate to what they are today. Thank God that Governor Orji has handed over some schools to the original missionary owners.

“We just hope that the churches would revive them and not also place emphasis on monetary gains like the private operators.”

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