By SIMON MUNTEMBAHUNDREDS of children at community schools in Petauke are in limbo after their teachers reportedly deserted them following the abolishment of Parent Teachers Association (PTA) fees.The teachers, working as volunteers who depended on the PTA fees for survival, abandoned 41 community schools, a situation which has left pupils stranded. Petauke Central Member of Parliament Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda has confirmed that all the 41 primary community schools in his constituency had been abandoned by teachers who worked as volunteers after the abolishment of PTA fees.Mr Banda said about teachers from the 41 community schools have stopped teaching in protest that they cannot continue working without getting something for their upkeep.“The coming of free education is a good idea, but Government didn’t consider the teachers in community schools who depended on PTA fees to get some money for survival. “Now that the PTA was completely scrapped, who is going to pay teachers in community schools? The […]
TEACHERS ABANDON SCHOOLS
