THE Public Service, Labour and Social Services ministry owes $64 million in unpaid school fees for students under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam), the Senate was told on Thursday.
Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora made the disclosure following reports that Beam students were being denied access to their public examination results over outstanding tuition fees by various school heads.
Dokora said that the amount owed to schools in fees was almost $64 million and that the error lied with the ministry in charge of the fees and not he children.
He said a circular was delivered to all schools ordering headmasters not to chase away the students but deal with the parents or guardians who were supposed to pay the fees.
Dokora told members of the august house to encourage parents in their constituencies to pay fees for their children.
- Newsday
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