Parents who fail to enrol their children into government’s free Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools will face the wrath of the law, according to a proposed government policy.
Dr Daniel Nkaada, the commissioner Basic Education in the Education ministry, said a policy to make UPE compulsory is under discussion by the stakeholders to ensure that no children, especially those in remote areas, are denied their right to education.
“Although UPE has been free for all children, it has not been compulsory for parents to take their children to school but once this policy goes through, it will be criminal for any parent who will not take their children to school,” Dr Nkaada said.
President Museveni has in the past threatened to arrest parents who do not take their children to school.
Dr Nkaada made the remarks during a charity run organised by the Centre for Social Research to fundraise for the construction of early childhood education centres in northern, West Nile and Karamoja sub regions at Kololo Airstrip yesterday.
State minister for Primary Education John Chrysestom Muyingo, who was the chief runner, first observed a moment of silence in respect of the deceased Internal Affairs minister Aronda Nyakairima, whom he said had great love for uplifting the livelihood of people in northern Uganda.
Early childhood education relates to the teaching of children (formerly and informally) until the age of eight, and it is during this period that a child grows through the most rapid phases of growth and development.
The charity run codenamed “2015 education run”, raised Shs2m out of the Shs50m that was needed to first construct a pre-primary school in the targeted regions.
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