Chadian minister bans excluding pupils over unpaid fees
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TchadinfosOur method
Chad’s Education Minister, Mahamat-Ahmad Alhabo, has prohibited public schools from excluding pupils from lessons for failure to pay parental contributions or for lacking a uniform. The circular aims to ensure the 2026-2027 school year starts and teaching continues, Tchadinfos reports.
Chadian Minister of National Education Mahamat-Ahmad Alhabo has prohibited public schools from excluding pupils from classrooms for unpaid parental contributions or failure to wear a uniform, Tchadinfos reports.
In a circular addressed to education officials and school heads, the minister reiterated the instruction as part of monitoring the 2026-2027 school year. He said he had found that such exclusions were taking place in some public schools.
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