Do teachers deserve free parking?

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Whenever parking fees in housing estates or public carparks go up, there is bound to be some grumbling.

But mention teachers and school parking charges in the same breath and suddenly people get really worked up about whether it is reasonable for them to be paying for parking from their own pocket.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 19, 2018, with the headline Do teachers deserve free parking?. Subscribe