Parents who fail to send children to public schools risk jail term — QC dad By Arlie O. Calalo 04/12/2011

Parents who fail to send children to public schools risk jail term — QC dad

By Arlie O. Calalo 04/12/2011

A Quezon City councilor has filed an ordinance to make it mandatory that all parents should send their children to elementary and secondary public schools.

Dad Ranulfo Ludovica crafted the ordinance as he sees no reason or alibi that the parents residing in Quezon City cannot be able to enroll their kids to elementary and high school educations because the local government has been offering and providing livelihood opportunities and assistance to indigent families.

In addition, Ludovica said that both elementary and secondary educations in public all over the country are free as they are being subsidized by the government.

“Providing education is one of the primordial duties and obligations of parents to their children,” he added..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110412met3.html