School drop-outs increase as children in mountainous areas lose subsidies
Hundreds of pupils in the mountainous areas of Quang Nam Province may stop going to schools as government is going to stop providing food to boarding schools.
There are many reasons for pupils to stay home including parents forcing children to help them with agricultural work and many pupils who don't want to walk long distances across difficult terrain to get to school.
For the 2018-2019 school year, 332 pupils still haven't been supported including 165 pupils at Nguyen Van Troi Secondary School, 39 at Nguyen Ba Ngoc Secondary School, 31 at Bhale Primary School and 97 at Tay Giang High School.
Tay Giang District Department of Education and Training is implementing measures to provide meals to the schools and called for the authorities to provide children in mountainous areas with other kinds of preferential policies. The department suggested spending 40% of the basic wages to buy food for the children.
After receiving the department's request, Tay Giang People's Committee provided VND360,000 per pupil for five months in the first semester and four months in the second semester with the local budget but they need more concrete policies from the government.
Nguyen Van Troi Secondary School prepares rice for children
There are many reasons for pupils to stay home including parents forcing children to help them with agricultural work and many pupils who don't want to walk long distances across difficult terrain to get to school.
For the 2018-2019 school year, 332 pupils still haven't been supported including 165 pupils at Nguyen Van Troi Secondary School, 39 at Nguyen Ba Ngoc Secondary School, 31 at Bhale Primary School and 97 at Tay Giang High School.
Hundreds of children may drop out of schools
Tay Giang District Department of Education and Training is implementing measures to provide meals to the schools and called for the authorities to provide children in mountainous areas with other kinds of preferential policies. The department suggested spending 40% of the basic wages to buy food for the children.
After receiving the department's request, Tay Giang People's Committee provided VND360,000 per pupil for five months in the first semester and four months in the second semester with the local budget but they need more concrete policies from the government.
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