A secondary school in Trans Nzoia County is on the spot for declining to take back a Form One student after she was discharged from a local hospital.
The student had scored 367 marks in the 2020 KCPE exams and secured admission at the school. The family of the bright girl, however, could not raise the fees required due to financial constraints.
Fortunately, a well-wisher offered to sponsor her throughout her entire high school studies.
Their joy though, was short-lived, after the school denied her a chance of reporting back to school following a one-week admission at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), Eldoret.
The school board argued that the student suffered a mental disorder and could not be allowed to rejoin the school.
The principal detailed that the school board arrived at the decision upon findings from a medical report. The principal affirmed that she had no power to overturn the decision of the board.
"I presented the report from the doctor to the school board of management, and the board resolved that it was not wise to continue having the student in school due to her condition,” she asserted.
This sparked an uproar from the family and the sponsor who claimed that the report from the hospital indicated that the student was healthy.
“Together with the parent, we sought a further explanation from the Trans Nzoia County Director of Education on the decision to turn away the student."
"The education director promised to help the learner secure a place in a school in Nandi, a suggestion that the parent did not agree with,” the well-wisher stated.
He added that frequent visits to the school did not bear any fruits. He urged authorities to intervene in the situation in order for the student to continue with her education.
This comes as officials from the Ministry of Education have been conducting a mop-up exercise in order to ensure the 100 percent transition from primary to secondary school policy by the government is fully implemented.
