KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, took to his Facebook page yesterday, warning school boards that if they fail to ensure administrators adhere to the new government funding policy, there will be “drastic sanctions”.

Reid said that schools have been given their new funding allocations and should therefore comply with policy.

“Schools by nature must be moral and ethical standard bearers. They must follow guidelines as they expect students and parents to observe school rules,” the minister said in the post to the social media website.

He added that the minister reserves the “right” to “take over schools” that continue to breach policy.

Recently, the ministry announced that the funding to high schools has been increased from $2.6 billion to $5.1 billion.

The amount of money high schools can request from parents as part of the non-obligatory contribution has also been capped.

The ministry has stipulated that the contribution should not exceed $20,000, inclusive of registration fee.