Kozara

Story 3 - TORMENTS WITH SCHOOL TRIPS

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• published: 26 Aug 2016
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* STORY FOR COMPETITION ** CC on english is available. Translation on english: TO1: STEFAN LIČINA journalist (“Who reaps profit on school trips and excursions? For most parents, the prices are too high and falling hard on the family budget. Schools and competent institutions say that they do not affect on prices, so the question is who and how can control these extra-curricular activities? ”) OFF 1: In that is not even sure schoolgirl's mother of elementary school "Ivo Andrić" in Banjaluka. Considering the economic situation, she said, prices are unrealistically high. Her experience told us in condition to protect her identity. Four days on mountain Kozara, she says, they paid 300 KM. TO2: mother (“Parents are asking, but in that moment they did not dispose with good information. Later we saw that it was indeed a high price. They offered us the payment in installments and we paid. However, regardless of the payment in installments, we think it is such a short distance and few days for really high price.”) OFF 2: From the school say - they are unable to respond in front of camera. They note that the school is open and that every parent should contact the administration. From the Board of Directors of elementary schools point out that the schools are only user of the services, and that there is no profit in organizing trips. TO3: DUŠAN MIŠLJENOVIĆ president of the Board of Directors of primary schools Banja Luka region (“All that work as far as the organization of day trips, schools in nature and excursions is sufficiently transparent and everyone can easily see what the situation is in most schools. Obviously some agreements exist between travel agencies. “) OFF 3: They argue that on the price which travel agency offer, schools can not influence. It could, considered the relevant ministry. One day trip to Ljekarice near Prijedor charged to parents, over-16 marks. The agency that organized the transport say - below these prices can not go. TO4: MIROSLAV GATARIC director of travel agency “MIG TOURS” (“When you calculate all, it turns out that the prices is small for us, but for the other who pays, like everything else, is high.”) OFF 4: Who takes responsibility for the excursion, Regulations is quite clear defined, emphasize in relevant ministry. For all, the responsible is director. However, who control if they conscientiously do their job? TO5: GORDANA DUKIĆ head of the Department for primary education in the Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Srpska (“It is at the school level. The school board select offers of the best bidder, it is their and, of course, the director responsibility. DOES IT MEAN THAT MINISTRY DON’T HAVE INSIGHT INTO THE ORGANIZATION? They have no influence, but the law must be respected. For every irregularity will automatically operate institutions.”) OFF 5:Relevant institutions, it seems, do not have a lot of work when it comes to this issue. In Republic Inspectorate told us that this year had only one sign of irregularities in the organization of the trip, and two related to excursions. TO6: GORAN ALJETIĆ main Republic Education Inspector (“That appeal are related to the excursions organized a school for 10,14 or 17 KM. Education inspection can not affect the price, because parents and students participate. So there was no irregularity in our schools”) OFF 6: That school on excursions does not have profit, also confirm in Trebinje. TO7: DRAGAN MRDIĆ director of elementary school "Sveti Vasilije Ostroški" Trebinje (“Absolutely school has no profit. We have cost until we have to pay publishing in daily newspaper. All that work get additionally, and it is not about school's money, but parents' money.”) TO8: GORDANA DUKIĆ head of the Department for primary education in the Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Srpska (“It is important that parents have an active part in selecting the destinations, that can intervene in the program, as it certainly matters to them.”) OFF 7: However, parents are still dissatisfied. Mother of our story shows that usually gets information from the child, and that almost parents be brought to a fait accompli. TO9: mother (“When this matter is in question, it is very difficult to isolate your child and spite. Our children after all should keep going with their peers with the same teachers, directors and so on. Mostly we go the path of least resistance and we are really fault, but between two evils choose the lesser.”) OFF 8: Parents, it seems, do not know the address to which it should be appealed. High prices and lack of information are problems that for years struggling parents. Due to the lack of understanding among all actors responsible for this area, prices of these extracurricular activities still anyone do not control.