Zimbabwe Bill will shut down private schools opponents
Hundreds of private schools will be forced to shut down in Zimbabwe if a Bill allowing the government to set fees and recruit teachers is passed, warn teachers and school associations.
If this Bill passes through Parliament in its present form, by mid-next year half of our schools will be closed down and our children will be roaming the streets, said lawyer Edith Mushore, representing the Association of Trust Schools, grouping some 550 private schools. According to a report on the Sunday Times site, Mushore told a parliamentary committee hearing that the proposed reforms to the education laws were an unprecedented attack on private schools in Zimbabwe. The Education Amendment Bill was presented in May, allowing the Education Minister to set school fees, impose a school uniform and determine the recruitment for all teachers, including those in privately-run schools. Full report on the Sunday Times site