Uganda: Schools Forcing Parents to Pay Coaching Money

When Patrick Kyalimpa went for a parents-teachers meeting at his child's school in Wakiso District recently, he was informed that it was mandatory for all candidates to have coaching classes.

He says the teachers argued that a Primary Seven pupil had so much to cover in a short period of time and if teachers did not find an alternative method, completing the syllabus would be impossible.

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