Parents register their children for the upcoming academic year, but worry about their safety

May 31, 2022

HURFOM: The military junta announced that the Basic Education registration for the 2022-23 academic year must start on May 26, 2022 and schools will open across Burma on June 2, 2022.

Although parents in Ye have registered their children for the new academic year, they are worried about sending them to school.

Soldiers have used schools as military bases, making them unsafe. In addiion there have been armed clashes across the country, and bomb explosions which have resulted in many deaths in both urban and rural areas.

“There were lots of explosions last year and we were worried. But we must send our children to school this year. My children will behave badly if they stay in the village without schooling. They are still young so they can easily damage their futures. Regardless of the government, I have to send my children to school for their education,” said one parent.

Parents are in a difficult situation when planning for their children’s education. They are worried about their children’s safety and may also oppose the military junta. At the same time, they want their children to have an education.

“School registration has been done but I don’t send my children to school — I am worried about their safety. We are responsible for the education of our children and also their safety.” said another parent from Ye Township.

The results have been that school registration rates are in decline. For example, the High School in Yar Phu village, located in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division had approximately 500 students registered prior to the coup. Now registration levels are just over half that number.

There is also rumour circulating that the military junta plans to take action against parents who do not send their children to school – although there is no evidence to support the rumour, it worries parents.

“School registration has declined, compared with the previous academic years. Most high school students did not appear for registration. At the moment, some students requested “common transfer files”,said a local source from the Basic Education Department.

This is done often when students or their parents do not want to participate in a military controlled educational system. It is reportedly known that high school students from a Township in Mon State opted to transfer their files to the Mon National High school rather than attend a school operated by the military junta.

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