By Doreen Soita
Girls sent out of St Josephs Ganjala in Funyula, Busia County
Six girls from St Josephs Ganjala in Funyula constituency in Busia county have been kicked out of school because of declining to shave because of their faith. The girls were paraded at the school Assembly and asked to leave.
This incident comes up barely a month after a student at Olympic high school was denied admission to the school because of having dreadlocks. But the parents took the matter to a Nairobi court where it was ordered that the student should go back to school waiting for the judgement of the case on 3rd May. All this came after the father mentioned that they are rastafrians and their cult does not allow them to cut their hair.
The court also said that the girl should keep her neat while in school. Meanwhile the parents of the six girls have said that they will move to court to defend their children. This whole issue has brought about confusion wondering what is the real need of having short hair as compared to long hair while in school.
The Kenya National Union of teachers has now sided with St Josephs Ganjala that the parents and student are supposed to follow the rules and regulations of the school. According to the Chairman of the KNUT association in Busia Mark Oseno, it’s against the schools rules and regulations for the parents to refuse to comply with the rules. This comes just after some parents protested that the students should not be shaved.
Now you can leave a comment whether the children should shave or not.
By Doreen Soita
Edudemic 