DONG ZONG has disagreed with the government’s call for private schools to stop collecting fees during the conditional movement control order (MCO), saying that such a move will force independent Chinese schools to close down, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The Chinese educationist group pointed out that independent Chinese schools were not profit-oriented organisations and did not have large financial backing.
“Independent Chinese schools have always faced a financial shortfall in footing expenses. It has always relied on donations from the Chinese community as well as fund-raising events.