“…This study’s findings indicate that parents are unable to consistently participate in school activities and their children’s education due to three major factors, including (a) low finances caused by the TPLF violence, (b) rigid school working schedules, and (c) some parents' opinions that school doesn’t need their input. This viewpoint led to the argument in a previous study that the estimation results should be interpreted to mean that student/s parents' and community members' contributions serve to prevent a decline in the enrolment rate of students after the conflict, not necessarily because of the additional funding provided for education but rather due to individual community members' determination to unite as they seek to maintain their children’s education ( Assefa et al., 2022 ; Utsumi, 2022 ). Additionally, parents are frequently assumed to know how to communicate with teachers and school administrators in schools.…”