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At the inception of school trips, the idea was for pupils to learn and get some exposure. Today it is becoming good business for schools. Perhaps an additional income generation activity as they become travel agencies of their own and are ready to bill students for overseas trips and even place exorbitant price tags to local trips.
This comes at a time schools want to charge parents fees up to even 5 million Uganda shillings a term.
Meanwhile the economy remains a place, placed on the prayer altar for intercession, as parents struggle to get money to manage utilities, fees and now trips.
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By observation the need for the Ministry of Education and Sports as well as the Parliamentary Committee on Education, need to scrutinize the greedy schemes schools are putting up, at the expense of parents. Instead of working hard to ensure children turn out productive, disciplined and intelligent.
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