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Parents of children attending school at Bahai Primary recently stunned elders of the Bahai faith
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QUINTON ELECTED BAHAI SCHOOL CHAIRMAN
19 May, 2012 12:10:00 By Lunga Masuku
Parents of children attending school at Bahai Primary recently stunned elders of the Bahai faith when they elected controversial President of the National Public Servants and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU) Quinton Dlamini as chairman of the school committee.
The school has been run by a management board for many years. The elders were allegedly taken by surprise when the parents made a demand to have a school committee.
It was gathered that things came to a head when parents wanted nothing but to elect their own school committee.
The election of Dlamini comes in the wake of an old standing policy of the mission that the school should be run by a school management board.
The parents allegedly said they were still to be convinced that the school was owned by the mission school.
In one of the meetings, the parents are said to have demanded a bank statement from the mission that shows its contribution towards the running of the school.
The meeting felt that the operations of the school was financed by parents and therefore wanted a school committee to run the affairs of the school. A source at the school disclosed that even school funds were not controlled by the principal but the funds were administered by a bursar, who is a daughter to one of the elders of the faith.
“It is not known if the mission was indeed in charge of the school.
“We are still to be convinced if the school was indeed receiving funding from the mission. We have tried to get answers on that but have not been getting any answers from the elders of the Bahai faith,” said a source.
The issue of the control of the school has caused a rift between parents and the management of the school. All this unfolded during a parents meeting that was attended by officials from the ministry of education and training.
There was the Hhohho Regional Education Officer Tamary LaNgwenya and she was in the company of two officials from her office.
The meeting also heard the school was benefitting from the good gesture of the Swaziland government through the supply of textbooks for all primary classes. On top of that it was alleged that the government was paying salaries for all teachers at the school. The school was only paying salaries for support staff.
The problem allegedly started after primary school parents demanded free primary education for their children but the mission allegedly argued that it was a private school and cannot offer free primary education.
School committee chairman Quinton Dlamini when contacted said it was true that he was elected chairman and he was ready to work for parents of the school.
He said he would not like to comment on the ongoing problems at the school. Dlamini said it was unfortunate that some management board members were alleging that he was sowing seeds of division within the school.
“Yes it is true that I was elected chairman and do not want to involve myself on who owns the school. At present parents would decide on the direction to be taken by the school. I do not want to discuss issues that are still to be deliberated upon by the parents,” said Dlamini.
One of the elders of the Bahai faith a certain Malindzisa was contacted last week Wednesday seeking the position of the church with regard to the issue.
He did not reply to questions sent to his mobile.
This publication wanted him to explain the stand of the church with regards to the issue of school funds controlled by a church board.
Hhohho Regional Education Officer Tamary Langwenya said it was true that government had enforced the country’s constitution and held elections at Bahai Primary.
She said the absence of a school committee deprived the school of an opportunity of getting books and other benefits that all local schools get from the government.
“Yes it is true that on April 27, we conducted elections at Bahai Primary School. All schools, where there are Swazi children there must be a school committee.
“The school committee represents the interests of government and all schools should have school committees,” said Langwenya.
She said government was pumping a lot of money for free primary education and government has extended that right guarding against the abuse of public to school committees.
http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=38805
19 May, 2012 12:10:00 By Lunga Masuku
Parents of children attending school at Bahai Primary recently stunned elders of the Bahai faith when they elected controversial President of the National Public Servants and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU) Quinton Dlamini as chairman of the school committee.
The school has been run by a management board for many years. The elders were allegedly taken by surprise when the parents made a demand to have a school committee.
It was gathered that things came to a head when parents wanted nothing but to elect their own school committee.
The election of Dlamini comes in the wake of an old standing policy of the mission that the school should be run by a school management board.
The parents allegedly said they were still to be convinced that the school was owned by the mission school.
In one of the meetings, the parents are said to have demanded a bank statement from the mission that shows its contribution towards the running of the school.
The meeting felt that the operations of the school was financed by parents and therefore wanted a school committee to run the affairs of the school. A source at the school disclosed that even school funds were not controlled by the principal but the funds were administered by a bursar, who is a daughter to one of the elders of the faith.
“It is not known if the mission was indeed in charge of the school.
“We are still to be convinced if the school was indeed receiving funding from the mission. We have tried to get answers on that but have not been getting any answers from the elders of the Bahai faith,” said a source.
The issue of the control of the school has caused a rift between parents and the management of the school. All this unfolded during a parents meeting that was attended by officials from the ministry of education and training.
There was the Hhohho Regional Education Officer Tamary LaNgwenya and she was in the company of two officials from her office.
The meeting also heard the school was benefitting from the good gesture of the Swaziland government through the supply of textbooks for all primary classes. On top of that it was alleged that the government was paying salaries for all teachers at the school. The school was only paying salaries for support staff.
The problem allegedly started after primary school parents demanded free primary education for their children but the mission allegedly argued that it was a private school and cannot offer free primary education.
School committee chairman Quinton Dlamini when contacted said it was true that he was elected chairman and he was ready to work for parents of the school.
He said he would not like to comment on the ongoing problems at the school. Dlamini said it was unfortunate that some management board members were alleging that he was sowing seeds of division within the school.
“Yes it is true that I was elected chairman and do not want to involve myself on who owns the school. At present parents would decide on the direction to be taken by the school. I do not want to discuss issues that are still to be deliberated upon by the parents,” said Dlamini.
One of the elders of the Bahai faith a certain Malindzisa was contacted last week Wednesday seeking the position of the church with regard to the issue.
He did not reply to questions sent to his mobile.
This publication wanted him to explain the stand of the church with regards to the issue of school funds controlled by a church board.
Hhohho Regional Education Officer Tamary Langwenya said it was true that government had enforced the country’s constitution and held elections at Bahai Primary.
She said the absence of a school committee deprived the school of an opportunity of getting books and other benefits that all local schools get from the government.
“Yes it is true that on April 27, we conducted elections at Bahai Primary School. All schools, where there are Swazi children there must be a school committee.
“The school committee represents the interests of government and all schools should have school committees,” said Langwenya.
She said government was pumping a lot of money for free primary education and government has extended that right guarding against the abuse of public to school committees.
http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=38805
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