The Federal Government has said that non-public school proprietors are qualified for charge expenses for the third term as schools begin continuing for leave classes.
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this at the media briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday.
Nwajiuba was responding to an inquiry on in the event that it was legitimate for non-public schools to charge a third term fee since the period the exit students would spend in school was short.
He said that private school owners were running a business venture and not a charity organisation.
The Minister said:
“For public institutions, we can’t tell you that we charge school fees, as most of our schools are free. Public schools are free and vary from state to state.
“But when you go into a contractual relationship with a school owner, a school owner is a passionate person but is also a business person. He or she is not running a charity organisation, they may be charitable in its approach, but it’s not charity.
“So, it’s important that you appreciate that a private school is entitled to charge fees for the work they do. The person that runs a school may be passionate about education but will still charge fees.”
