10 Voi Boys School Students Suspended for Eating Extra Pieces of Bread
About ten students at Voi Boys Secondary School were reportedly suspended for eating additional pieces of bread during breakfast.
As punishment, students who were suspended on Monday were required to return to school with a bale of wheat flour and ten liters of cooking oil, according to a report from Nation.
Elias Mberi, a representative of school parents, told Nation that the decision to curb pupil disobedience was made in a meeting.
“This is the norm in all institutions across the nation. In this instance, the parent will now teach the child discipline. “The child will see what the parent has endured, and he will not repeat such a mistakes,” said Mberi.
However, the director of education for Taita Taveta County, Khalif Hirey, condemned the school’s decision to urge parents to purchase flour and cooking oil.
He stated that the administration ought to have implemented alternative disciplinary measures against the students.
However, he added that neither the school nor the parents have lodged a complaint with his office.
In addition, he requested that the affected parents disclose the incident to his office and stated that the incident would be investigated.
“The guardians should not hesitate to approach us. We will not victimize them due to their desire for justice. If this occurs, we will not tolerate such actions by institutions,” he said.
It is not the first time students have been suspended for overaeating. Mugoiri Girls High School in Murang’a County was forced to reinstate fourteen students who were suspended for consuming a second portion of a special meal.
A portion of Kenyans took to social media to express their outrage over the suspension of the students, describing the incident as a minor instance of insubordination.
This prompted the school administration to make the decision.
They were instructed to return to school on January 25 with Ksh10,550 in a social media-disseminated suspension letter.
10 Voi Boys School Students Suspended for Eating Extra Pieces of Bread