Parents resist Govt seizure of school levies

Epworth and Mabvuku Tafara parents have petitioned primary and secondary education minister Lazarus Dokora over the directive to have levies administered by government notably school development committees.

The parents argue the move is unconstitutional and tantamount to stealing from them. Traditionally levies have been managed by SDCs channeling them towards development of the learning institutions, while government has been collection the school fees.

However Dokora directed all schools country wide to start depositing the money collected in levies and other charges into a school services account administered by government and cease sending it to SDC's accounts.