Pyongyang schools demand parents pay for new desk mandate - Daily NK English

Pyongyang schools demand parents pay for new desk mandate - Daily NK English

Surprise inspections of desk and chair conditions are underway at schools throughout Pyongyang. Meanwhile, parents are expressing frustration as the costs of replacing school furniture are being passed on to them. A Daily NK source in North Korea recently reported, “Pyongyang’s education department notified schools in late April that it would conduct surprise inspections of desk and chair conditions at all elementary and middle schools in Pyongy…