So what they are saying is “If you cant pay the fees then we are going to make your child pay and they will now be treated as a second class citizen”…..Disgusting.

That’s just terrible. It’s not the kids’ faults their parents haven’t paid yet, and so many can’t afford to pay the lump sum right away. Just disgusting, those poor kids who missed out. Concerning how many articles I’ve read on here lately about different schools doing different, sometimes outrageous, things.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. It’s not the kids fault their parents havent paid.

Don’t agree with this at all. It is a form of bullying to get the fees.

This is really unfair. You’re punishing kids for something they can’t control.

Oh that’s a bit too far! Everyone would know whether you paid or didn;t!!

How ridiculous. My kids wouldn’t have a clue there are fees as I just pay them. Seems like they are punishing the kids whose parents don’t pay or pay late, seems like discrimination to me.

School fees aren’t that expensive but I understand some families do struggle

Really? That’s apalling. I could afford to pay my child’s school fees in full, but preferred to pay them on a monthly basis. I was never late and paid them in full by the end date. My son had no idea how the fees were paid, nor should he need to worry about such things.

How fair is this to the child. It’s the parents who haven’t paid not the children, and it’s sometimes because they’d rather feed their families and make sure they have the school books which aren’t cheap either

This is just crap. Let’s punish the kids because the parents have been either slack or are going through hard times. It’s just wrong!

Whoever thought that up? What a stupid idea. No common sense from the education system.

Thats a horrible thing to do to kids. Not to mention the parents who genuinely can’t afford to pay early.

Strange to reward the kids for their parents actions.

That doesn’t seem right. Why should the children be punished or rewarded for their parents actions?

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  • • mom19782016 replied
    • 30 Mar 2019 , 1:33 am

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  Exactly, seems like it’s about shaming everyone…

I feel for the kids who don’t understand and can be a cause of bullying. So wrong of the school to do it in front of other kids who weren’t receiving it

Definitely shouldn’t be a reward or punishment for the child find incentives that are privately for the parents.

I don’t agree with this, very unfair on the children as they don’t understand.

I know of one Private School who actually gives a discount off the fees if they are paid early enough in advance. A small child could choke on popcorn. It could also have a high salt or sugar content.
The school has a Duty of Care to ensure the child is not a special diet for any reason when any food or drinks besides water is given to a child. Some Diabetics can be ill after eating anything containing salt.

It seems this is punishing children for something they have no control over. Education is so important, I don’t understand why some parents don’t pay the fees.