N. Korean parents struggle with hefty school decoration fees as new academic year approaches - Daily NK English

N. Korean parents struggle with hefty school decoration fees as new academic year approaches - Daily NK English

As North Korean schools prepare for the new academic year starting April 1, parents are frustrated by school decoration fees their children are expected to pay. “Schools across Pyongsong and other parts of the province are asking students to contribute to classroom decoration costs. Nearly all schools are collecting cash,” a source in South Pyongan province told Daily NK recently. Every year, North Korean schools repaint classroom walls and chal…