Ahead of the day of the African child day scheduled for the 16th of this month, under the theme a child Friendly, quality, free and compulsory education for all children in Africa, country wide consultations are going on to identify key challenges failing child progress in school.
The findings will be presented to the parliamentary committee on education for a way forward.
According to the district education officer Kampala Hajjati Kulthum Muzaata, her office has registered an increase in complaints of child abuse, mainly perpetrated by teachers against pupils and students.
The major complaints are defilement, corporal punishments and teacher absenteeism all which have an effect on the performance of the pupils. She adds that unless the authorities work on putting up an all inclusive education system, the grand target of education for all will be hard to achieve.
Hajjati Muzaata was appearing at the central region consultative meeting on education, with key stakeholders including student leaders from the central region.
The students and pupils presented the various issues that are affecting performance in schools saying their demands should be presented before by parliament for consideration.
The meeting comes as part of the activities to mark the day of the African child.
Other consultative meetings are to be held across the country, including one with members of parliament that seat on the parliamentary committee on education.
Among other things, the meeting will outline key areas to prioritize in the coming financial year.
The findings will be presented to the parliamentary committee on education for a way forward.
According to the district education officer Kampala Hajjati Kulthum Muzaata, her office has registered an increase in complaints of child abuse, mainly perpetrated by teachers against pupils and students.
The major complaints are defilement, corporal punishments and teacher absenteeism all which have an effect on the performance of the pupils. She adds that unless the authorities work on putting up an all inclusive education system, the grand target of education for all will be hard to achieve.
Hajjati Muzaata was appearing at the central region consultative meeting on education, with key stakeholders including student leaders from the central region.
The students and pupils presented the various issues that are affecting performance in schools saying their demands should be presented before by parliament for consideration.
The meeting comes as part of the activities to mark the day of the African child.
Other consultative meetings are to be held across the country, including one with members of parliament that seat on the parliamentary committee on education.
Among other things, the meeting will outline key areas to prioritize in the coming financial year.
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