No Reporting to School Before 7:15am as Govt Gazettes New Rules

No Reporting to School Before 7:15am as Govt Gazettes New Rules

This follows the gazettement of new regulations that seek to protect students and improve learning.

It’s no secret that children as young as 6 years old have been rising up at the wee hours of the morning, to be in school before day break, ostensibly to ensure they pass their exams with flying colors. 

For the countless children who have known no other school life but this torturous one, the directive that pupils in day primary and secondary schools are not expected to be in school earlier than 7.15am comes as a big relief.

Prof Kaimenyi states that under the Basic Education Regulations, 2015 which he gazetted on April 8th, 2015, “no day basic education institution and training shall require learners to report to their respective institutions, earlier than 7.15a.m.”

 

No exams for children joining class one

Kaimenyi was concerned that some schools are forcing learners to report to school as early as 5.00am, a practice he says is unethical and risky to the children.

“The Ministry of Education has now prescribed the official school hours for all public and private day Primary and Secondary schools to be 8.00 am to 3.30 pm class hours and 3.30 pm to 4.45 pm for co-curriculum activities (games and clubs).”

Additionally, no more examinations are to be prescribed to children joining class one as a condition for admission into primary school.

Prof Kaimenyi says the little ones are not supposed to be subjected to any interview either nor pay any admission fee as stated in the new Basic Education Regulations. 

It is also now forbidden to force any child to repeat class unless on the recommendation of a doctor or failure to attend the relevant programme for one academic year.

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