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Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

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Department of Basic Education<br />

➔<br />

Duty to<br />

protect the<br />

rights of<br />

parents to<br />

participate<br />

in decisions<br />

about school<br />

fees <strong>and</strong><br />

their rights<br />

to school fee<br />

exemptions<br />

Schools are obliged<br />

to: xix<br />

<br />

parents at an annual<br />

year-end general<br />

meeting of all parents<br />

called by the school<br />

governing body to<br />

decide whether or<br />

not to charge school<br />

fees. If the general<br />

meeting votes<br />

against school fees,<br />

the school may not<br />

charge fees.<br />

<br />

charge school fees,<br />

then the school must<br />

advise all parents/<br />

caregivers in writing<br />

about how much the<br />

next year’s school<br />

fees will be.<br />

<br />

also advise parents/<br />

caregivers of their<br />

right to apply<br />

<strong>for</strong> a school fee<br />

exemption, <strong>and</strong> must<br />

in<strong>for</strong>m them as to the<br />

procedure to follow<br />

in this regard.<br />

<br />

sue a parent <strong>for</strong><br />

school fees be<strong>for</strong>e<br />

first investigating<br />

whether the parent<br />

qualifies <strong>for</strong> a school<br />

fee exemption <strong>and</strong>, if<br />

they do, they cannot<br />

sue the parent.<br />

Targeted beneficiaries<br />

The parents <strong>and</strong><br />

caregivers of children<br />

Local school<br />

➔<br />

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