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淡马亚质疑教育部做法 吴家和吁检讨欠费扣押成绩单政策

by Yee Loon
29/11/2019
in 人情冷暖, 教育, 新闻, 时事
Reading Time: 1 min read
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此前,本地社运份子吴家和指出,有清寒子弟因家里经济状况因素,学校费用未缴清,致使他们只能领取小六会考(PSLE)成绩单的影印本,幸得善心人士解围,才顺利获得成绩单正本。

对此,教育部透过媒体澄清,有关学生仍能继续申请中学入学,不过也证实,若学费未缴清,有关学生只能拿到影印本而不是成绩单正本,且这是该部“一贯的政策。”

该部表示,此事无关乎“回收款项”,并解释考量到教育费大部分都是公共拨款,那么基于一项原则,大家仍能共同承担和正视义务,不管这些费用多小。该部希望家长们一同来强化此举带出的意义。

教育部在本月26日的回应,认为吴家和的贴文旨在“质问教育部的意图和价值”,也反问教育者、家长和群众,来决定教育部的决策是否公平和具有教育意义?

因为家长无法缴清学费,孩子却因此连带受到惩罚(无法领取成绩单正本),乃至为此感到羞辱,民主党主席淡马亚也站出来质问教育部,该部认为这么做是否妥当?

“是的,难道我们要一个这样的体制,让孩子因为父母的问题连带受惩罚?还是我们要确保每个孩子都有同等机会,都能领取正本证书延续他们的成功路?”

他不忘呼吁选民让民主党进入国会,对当权者质问这些严肃问题,以期打造一个立基于公正和平等的民主社会。

吴家和回忆教师家访令他感温馨

与此同时,吴家和也在昨日(28日)致函教育部长王乙康,电邮中他先是感谢教育部确保国人享有免于高昂费用的教育,也嘉许财政援助计划(FAS)让数以千计清寒学生,获得免费校服、教科书和餐券等,减轻负担从中受惠。

然而,吴家和提醒,仍有一些“落单”的学生群体,他们可能不符合申请财务援助的收入条件、填写表格不完整(因为家庭成员不完整)、又或者家长刚刚面对裁员,生活一时陷入拮据。

他不否认也有家长可能对于申请财援感到羞愧,但结果只是让无辜的孩子受苦。他也呼吁教育部可出于善意,对于那些有需要的清寒学生,免除掉他们的费用,让他们也能领取成绩单。

吴家和建议,对于那些连续半年未缴学杂费的学生,都理应主动关注,因为这是他们家庭方面可能面对困境的征兆。

他分享自己过去的经历,当自己常常缺课,学校老师也会到家里探望他,和家人洽谈,“老师的家访不仅让我感受到,学校是有爱的地方,也展现人性的一面。”

吴家和认为,不能单纯地预期那些有困难家庭,会主动去申请财援,要知道一些家庭可能教育水平较低,或者刚好他们因个人问题陷入困境。

“一些嘘寒问暖和展现同理心的举动,更能显示校方关注他们,也愿意伸出援手。”

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