Uganda orders schools funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, to shut down

By Bianca Britton, CNN

Updated 1439 GMT (2239 HKT) November 28, 2016

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Many students, parents and teachers protested after Uganda's High Court ordered the closure of the low-cost private schools, which are backed by Microsoft and Facebook founders Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.
Photos: The legal tug-of-war between Bridge International Academies and Ugandan authorities
Many students, parents and teachers protested after Uganda's High Court ordered the closure of the low-cost private schools, which are backed by Microsoft and Facebook founders Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.
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The Ministry of Education in Uganda has said Bridge International Academies, who has 63 schools across the country, have put the "life and safety" of its students on the line. Many of its pupils come from slums like this one in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
Photos: The legal tug-of-war between Bridge International Academies and Ugandan authorities
The Ministry of Education in Uganda has said Bridge International Academies, who has 63 schools across the country, have put the "life and safety" of its students on the line. Many of its pupils come from slums like this one in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
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Bridge International Academies has suggested that the opposition against their chain of schools was because the campuses competed against local state-run (pictured) and private schools.
Photos: The legal tug-of-war between Bridge International Academies and Ugandan authorities
Bridge International Academies has suggested that the opposition against their chain of schools was because the campuses competed against local state-run (pictured) and private schools.
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Uganda's High Court ruled the 63 Bridge International Academies provided unsanitary learning conditions, used unqualified teachers and were not properly licensed. However, many parents have protested and rejected the decision to close its doors.<br />
Photos: The legal tug-of-war between Bridge International Academies and Ugandan authorities
Uganda's High Court ruled the 63 Bridge International Academies provided unsanitary learning conditions, used unqualified teachers and were not properly licensed. However, many parents have protested and rejected the decision to close its doors.
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The low-cost education provider, which has over 12,000 student across its campuses in Uganda, is allowed to remain open until December 8 after it secured an interim court order.
Photos: The legal tug-of-war between Bridge International Academies and Ugandan authorities
The low-cost education provider, which has over 12,000 student across its campuses in Uganda, is allowed to remain open until December 8 after it secured an interim court order.
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