I have a niece who until this date has not enrolled in high school. She is an incoming first year in high school but is unable to do so because her school from a few years back has not released her form 137.

The school does not want to release that form because she still has an unpaid balance of 110K (this includes tuition and interest for several years).

She has been studying in a public school in marikina for several years now because this is what her parents can afford. She is actually planning to enroll in the same school for high school but the is not allowing her to because she cannot submit that form 137.

Her parents cannot pay that balance, and I am worried that she will not be able to study because of it.

I am puzzled as to why our government does this to poor students in our country. The school should look into the situation of the family and make decisions based on their assessment. It should be, primarily, the government who should make sure that every willing and able child gets the education that they deserve. However, unfortunately, it is the public school system that hinders that because of a family's financial inability.

Do we have anyone here in tsikot who can help us out with this dilemma?