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- May 12, 2014
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By Mary Sanyiwa
Tandahimba — District Commissioner Sebastian Waryubahas ordered thepolice to arrest 55secondary school girls who became pregnant in the past two years.
Speaking duringadistrict consultative committee meeting here on Monday, Mr Waryuba said the schoolchildren, together with their parents should bedetained pending investigations. His directiveis part of effortsto end pregnancies among students in the district.
"This should also include those who left schooltwoyears ago. It doesn't matter whether they are alreadyoutof schoolornot. I want this to serveas a lesson to therest," said theDC.
He demanded thata report be presented tohim overthe matter bydistrict's secondary schooleducation officer Sostenes Luhende.
"I want all theinformation about these girls, including their names, schools and those of their parents. Ialso want to know what steps havebeen taken againstthem so far," chargedMr Waryuba.
He added: "Their report should be presentedto me and acopy of it should besubmitted to police forfurther investigations. That's why today I haveordered thatthose students who are implicated and their parents to be arrested."
He said it was intolerable that 55school girls shouldbe expelled from schoolbecause of pregnancy.
Mr Waryubaadded thatsuch cases were unacceptable, urging the public tosupport efforts aimed at curbing pregnancies among schoolchildren in the district. For hispart, Mr Luhende said latest reports indicated there were stillmany cases of students falling pregnant in thedistrict butno case has been taken to court so far.
"Investigations about such cases take long. The police keep us updated from time totime. The complication comes from poor cooperationfrom those involved. And,it isdifficult to get hold of those who made the students pregnant," he said duringthe meeting.
He notedthat pregnancyin schools isahuge problem and therefore districtauthorities have been trying to address it through public sensitisation campaigns and providing life skill education tostudents.
Mr Luhende also noted that there were contributing factors including poorparenting skills among guardians, broken families, povertyand letting teenagers growon their own withoutproper care.
Tandahimba — District Commissioner Sebastian Waryubahas ordered thepolice to arrest 55secondary school girls who became pregnant in the past two years.
Speaking duringadistrict consultative committee meeting here on Monday, Mr Waryuba said the schoolchildren, together with their parents should bedetained pending investigations. His directiveis part of effortsto end pregnancies among students in the district.
"This should also include those who left schooltwoyears ago. It doesn't matter whether they are alreadyoutof schoolornot. I want this to serveas a lesson to therest," said theDC.
He demanded thata report be presented tohim overthe matter bydistrict's secondary schooleducation officer Sostenes Luhende.
"I want all theinformation about these girls, including their names, schools and those of their parents. Ialso want to know what steps havebeen taken againstthem so far," chargedMr Waryuba.
He added: "Their report should be presentedto me and acopy of it should besubmitted to police forfurther investigations. That's why today I haveordered thatthose students who are implicated and their parents to be arrested."
He said it was intolerable that 55school girls shouldbe expelled from schoolbecause of pregnancy.
Mr Waryubaadded thatsuch cases were unacceptable, urging the public tosupport efforts aimed at curbing pregnancies among schoolchildren in the district. For hispart, Mr Luhende said latest reports indicated there were stillmany cases of students falling pregnant in thedistrict butno case has been taken to court so far.
"Investigations about such cases take long. The police keep us updated from time totime. The complication comes from poor cooperationfrom those involved. And,it isdifficult to get hold of those who made the students pregnant," he said duringthe meeting.
He notedthat pregnancyin schools isahuge problem and therefore districtauthorities have been trying to address it through public sensitisation campaigns and providing life skill education tostudents.
Mr Luhende also noted that there were contributing factors including poorparenting skills among guardians, broken families, povertyand letting teenagers growon their own withoutproper care.