A parent in Nakuru is deeply troubled by the ongoing bullying and intimidation faced by her son, a candidate for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams at Anestar Premiere High School.
Lynn Franco shared that her son was physically assaulted by a group of students before the August holiday, returning home with visible injuries that left her alarmed.
“My son came home and asked me, ‘Didn’t you hear what happened?’ He told me he was beaten up on both Saturday and Sunday by boys wielding belts,” Lynn recalled.
Concerned for her son’s health, she sought medical attention after noticing he had injuries to his chest and stomach, as well as a recurring headache.
Although the headache subsided following a doctor’s visit, Lynn expressed her worries after her son returned to school for the third term.
He communicated his fears that the students who had previously assaulted him would seek revenge, despite the fact that three of them had been suspended.
Tragically, Lynn reported that the intimidation did not cease even after the suspension.
When the suspended students returned to school, they allegedly resumed threatening her son, which prompted Lynn to contact the Moronyo Police Post to seek help.
The involved students were apprehended, and their parents were summoned, but Lynn claims that the intimidation persisted.
“They boasted about their parents’ connections to law enforcement, implying the case would be dismissed,” she said, highlighting her frustration.
This alarming incident underscores serious concerns about student safety in schools, exacerbated by the recent tragic death of Vincent Ngugi, another student in Nakuru, who was allegedly stabbed by peers.
This situation, combined with a student’s collapse at Sironga Girls High School after alleged mistreatment during exams, raises pressing questions about the overall environment in our educational institutions.
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