School shuts indefinitely, leaving parents stranded
School shuts indefinitely, leaving parents stranded
Following the school’s indefinite closure, parents of students attending Karuturi High School in Naivasha, Nakuru County, are left in a precarious situation.
In a press conference on Tuesday, the parents disclosed that a private investor had purchased the school along with the flower farm that had been running the educational facility.
For eight years, the school had been in operation.
“We want to know what will become of us; if schools are constantly closing suddenly, how will our kids learn? Where are we enrolling our kids when the school year is halfway through?” a parent protested to the media.
About two weeks prior to the start of the second term of classes, the acquisition caused the learning center to close.
Parents expressed dissatisfaction, claiming that this is the second school to close in three months and that they are unsure of where to enroll their kids.
Students who are frequently required to change environments are being hampered by this. Students’ concentration is also being disrupted,” bemoaned one of the parents.
They also mentioned how difficult it was to move kids between schools with the new curriculum, particularly in the middle of the school year.
The Ministry of Education was urged by parents to step in and implement policies that would stop schools from closing suddenly, particularly during the school year.
A number of schools have had their temporary closures in recent months for a variety of reasons, including difficult financial circumstances and the state of the economy.
The difficult economic climate was given as the reason for the closure of a private school in Nairobi at the start of the school year. The school was founded in 1993 and was run by aging directors who made the decision to step down.
It has been recommended that the government give top priority to guaranteeing that every child receives an education in a stable setting that supports appropriate learning.
