Ogun State Government says Covid-19 test is free for public school students but their private schools counterparts have to pay 50 per cent of the cost
Parents of private school students in Ogun State have protested against a N25,000 fee returning boarding students have been asked to pay for aThe state had earlier fixed resumption of SS3 students for Tuesday, months after a nationwide halt of academic activities over the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the COVID-19 test is free for public secondary school students, their counterparts in private schools are required to pay N25,000. “How many parents can afford to pay N25, 000 in Ogun where there is acute poverty?” a parent whose child attends Redeemers’ High school in Mowe asked. “The ministers of health and education should better think of another means to rake in money from people,” she said .
She said the government was also not making necessary preparations for social distancing and other safety protocols in schools.
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