COUNTY EDUCATION BOARD DE-REGISTERS SCHOOL

A school  has been de-registered by county education board for failure to meet ministry of education registration requirements.

The axle fell on Simiti  primary school in Nyamache sub county with  nine  learners ,over chronic under enrollment  for the last three years.

According to an assessment by the area quality assurance standards ,in 2018 the school had a total of 128 learners which culminated to the current dismal number of nine.

County education board chairman, Prof. Henry Onderi   pointed out that the TSC will be advised to withdraw its teachers until the school adhered to the set registration regulations.

Attributing the move to lack of support to the school  from  the parents and local community,Onderi  said the  under-enrollment worked against the government’s 100% transition policy.

 The chairman  disclosed  attempts by some parents  whose  grade four learners were at home to ‘promote’ them to standard five in private schools.

Onderi  cautioned that  the irregular act will be unacceptable attributing it    to  abdication of parental  responsibility.

 Skipping  of a class by the learners   amounted to undermining the new education  system, ‘competence based curriculum’ and  will attract punitive measures,he added.