Breaking point: School expenses spark rare public complaints from N. Korean parents - Daily NK English

Breaking point: School expenses spark rare public complaints from N. Korean parents - Daily NK English

Parents of school children in North Korea have begun openly complaining about the endless expenses since the beginning of the new semester, questioning whether they are “truly receiving the free education” the government claims to provide. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK recently that with the start of the new semester, “parents have been forced to cover school uniform costs, facility repairs, and the collection of recycling ma…