A Lebanese family living in the state was subjected to difficult financial conditions, after dispensing with the services of the mother at work, due to the “Corona” pandemic, and the father became the only source of income for the family, which led to the accumulation of school arrears on them, until it reached 25 thousand and 210 dirhams, and the family stood She is completely unable to pay the accumulated amount for them, appealing to the people of charity to help her in the provision of the arrears of the tuition fees for her three children, so that they can continue their studies, especially as the school threatens to stop them from education.
The family faces difficult circumstances that made them unable to complete the studies of their children (Bilal), (Noor) and (Layan) for the current academic year, especially after the company in which the mother worked was subjected to losses, due to the Corona pandemic, and some employees were laid off, The services of the mother of the children were terminated last March, and it was the beginning of the obstacles that the family did not expect. She was unable to manage the costs of the tuition fees for her children to complete their education for the last semester of the current school year.
(Umm Bilal) told her story to «Emirates Today», saying that the family’s conditions were going well, especially that she works alongside her husband, and helps with the children's school expenses, as she contributes to home expenses, explaining that she worked in the state, since 2000, In government and private sectors, and in the last three years she worked in a private company with a salary of 4,500 dirhams, and she did not face any problems during her work period, but the situation changed, last March, due to the pandemic of "Corona" that prevails in the world, where she directed the company that she works in , An official letter to the employees, through which I told them that the number of employees will be reduced, and some services will be terminated Staff, and was (or Bilal) of the people that they were chosen to terminate their services.
She added that the family was subjected to unforeseen circumstances, and financial obligations began to accumulate on the husband, after it became the only source of income for the family, pointing out that the husband works in the government sector with a salary of 6500 dirhams, barely covering the family's needs of housing, food and drink, and now stands confused after having been exposed to that Difficult conditions. You do not know how the accumulated tuition fees are arranged for them so that their children can continue their academic career.
(Umm Bilal) stated that the school administration sent to them many letters demanding the payment of school arrears, amounting to 25 thousand and 210 dirhams, and threatening them to stop their children (Bilal - 14 years) in the ninth grade, and (Nour - 10 years) in the sixth grade, and ( Layan - seven years old) in the first grade, stopped studying because the arrears were not paid soon.
She expressed the hope that the hands of the people of benevolence and those with compassionate hearts would extend to them in order to help her manage the arrears of the tuition fees for her three children.
Boys' sorrow
Umm Bilal reported that her family’s situation at the present time has deteriorated dramatically, forcing her to sell her gold jewelery, in order to pay off part of the debts and financial obligations accumulated on them, and now she is unable to pay even a small part of her school’s arrears, and cries heavily when she sees Sadness and sorrow in the eyes of her children.
She noted that her husband tried to borrow, but all the doors were closed to him and he only had to pray to God to relieve anguish.
The school threatened to stop the three students, as the arrears were not paid soon.