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A 17-year-old candidate at Kisaana Bataka Primary School in Lwengo District failed to sit her Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) on Tuesday after suddenly losing her sight upon entering the examination room.
The pupil reportedly experiences headaches and tears before temporarily losing her vision. She told Daily Monitor publication that the examination paper appeared blank to her, although it was printed. Interestingly, her sight reportedly returns whenever she steps outside the classroom.
Her teacher, Baker Malo, said the pupil first experienced the condition during the second term and was taken for medical attention. Although she improved and returned to school, the problem recurred on the first day of her final examinations.
Her mother, Annet Nakalunga, said the family had sought treatment at several health facilities, but the condition often improves upon reaching hospital and returns when her daughter goes back to school.
The family has appealed to well-wishers to help secure medical attention for the pupil.
Meanwhile, the school's headteacher, Martha Namirembe, said two other candidates missed the examinations after their parents relocated from the area, bringing the total number of candidates who did not sit the exams at the school to three.
More than 900,000 candidates are sitting this year's PLE, which began on Tuesday and ends on Wednesday.
Daily Monitor UG