Parents have been asked to guard their children against indulging in things like gambling that distract and distance them from school work.
Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Executive Secretary Joseph Abincha said that children are playful by nature and asked teachers and parents to guide them on the suitable activities to involve themselves during the holiday.
“We teachers know that we have only physical holidays but our brains are tied in the care and moulding our students when they are in and outside school,” he said, asking parents to work with teachers and Nyumba Kumi groups to monitor and report to the police any adult who might be found misleading the curious youth, especially the girls.
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He was speaking at Kebere Secondary School on Friday where he had gone to condole with the staff for losing one of their own, Rose Mutheu, who passed on after a short illness.
Abincha termed her a committee teacher as she approached her teaching career with passion and professionalism.
“She was more than an educator and mentor to students and teachers but also a counsellor to parents,” he said.
By Enock Okong’o
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