Ban on primary-aged boarding   It may be a small African country but this ban has the boarding industry again questioning primary-aged boarding. Last week the Rwandan government banned boarding primary schools, and directed all such schools to convert into day schools within three years, citing their reason as it causing an erosion of the social fabric. “Boarding in primary school is not allowed forthwith; schools that already have a boarding section have a grace period of three years to phase out the section. We want to emphasise the principle of a child being raised by parents, boarding schools will … Continue reading Primary boarding