Return to online education reignites argument of ‘fair private school fees’

Return to online education reignites argument of ‘fair private school fees’

AMMAN “” The ministry intends on holding meetings with private schools to find consensus ground with regard to school fees, Minister of Education Tayseer Nuaimi said in a statement.

The Ministry of Education on Tuesday decided to suspend in-school education and switch to the distance learning system, reigniting talk about parents' demanding lower fees for online learning.

When schools went online for the first time back in March, parents launched a campaign demanding bus fees and tuition fees to be reduced given the nature of online learning.

Many parents were dissatisfied with the quality of online learning that some private schools offered, claiming that they ended up teaching their children themselves.

"I do not think it is fair for me to pay JD2,000 to JD3,000 per child only for me to basically homeschool my