I HAVE a child studying at a government school in Subang Jaya, Selangor. The school seems to have a tidak-apa (couldn’t-care-less)
attitude when it comes to matters concerning the poor quality of teaching and
the absence of teachers in class.
Students are left to their own devices but school authorities have done
nothing to address the issue.
However, when it comes to seeking donations from its students, the school
seems to be working at a feverish pace to get students to donate for its
various projects.
Parents have complained but the school has chosen to ignore the numerous
letters and pleas by parents. Students have been asked to make a RM50
compulsory payment to the parent-teacher association for computer classes.
I don’t think this is fair as computer lessons are not available to those
in Form Five.
The students are also required to pay RM5 as an ICT contribution. This is
not all, they are required to fork out RM12 for the school magazine. School
seniors are required to pay RM50 for a passport-sized photo that would be
published in the school magazine. Seriously do they need to collect that much?
There is to be a carnival soon and unlike previous years, the authorities
are again looking for contributions and big donors.
There must be a limit to how schools conduct themselves whenever they seek
donations.
There are parents who simply cannot afford to pay for school projects and
their children should not be penalised by school authorities.
It is about time the Education Ministry issues guidelines to schools on
their fund-raising activities.
Schools are learning centres not business centres! Shouldn’t national
schools be getting adequate funding from the government?
ANNOYED PARENT
Subang Jaya, Selangor
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