education 5 April 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Parents Frustrated: Paying Fees Yet Schools Dictate Everything?
Ugandan parents are voicing frustration over primary schools assigning overwhelming homework volumes, likening it to the distance to Mount Muhabura, despite footing the bill for education. They question why institutions hold all the power in these decisions. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/life/we-pay-the-fees-so-why-are-schools-calling-all-the-shots--5412642
Many parents of primary school children in Uganda are raising their hands in exasperation. Their kids are buried under mountains of homework, stretching as far as Mount Muhabura.
Despite paying substantial school fees, parents feel sidelined as schools make unilateral decisions on academic workloads and other matters. This imbalance has sparked debates on parental rights in education.
The issue highlights growing tensions between fee-paying families and school administrations over control and child welfare.
Source: Daily Monitor (Uganda)