600 pupils stranded after authorities close Lira school

About 600 pupils in Lira are stranded after the city authorities abruptly closed Glory Light Junior School over operating illegally.

Lira City education officer Jasper Abura accused the school proprietor of allegedly defrauding unsuspecting parents of their hard-earned money.

“He could tell parents that an NGO operating in Lango Sub-region was going to sponsor pupils who study at his school. Accordingly, parents were only required to pay half of the school fees,” education officials said.

Adding that: “The false promise led many parents to…