Beledweyne parents and principals reject Hirshabelle

Beledweyne (AX) - School heads and parents in Baledweyne town are up in arms against the fees slapped by the Hirshabelle State Ministry of Education on eighth-grade primary school students. The Ministry, organizing the class eight national exams for the 2023/2024 academic session, has decreed a $25 certificate fee per pupil before exams commence— a new mandate. Without handing over the cash, the students won't be allowed to sit for the test. Educators and guardians have denounced this edict as unlawful. In a collective…