After debate on where Junior Secondary School (JSS) should be domiciled was settled, the other thorny issue was uniforms.
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu spared the country back and forth arguments when he directed that the issue of uniforms for JSS be left to parents and school Boards of Management.
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“Wearing a skirt or trousers doesn’t mean you are above the rest in this school. You should remain respectful to everyone, including your teachers and colleagues in Standard Eight,” Onyango noted.
Such is the dilemma that has come with Junior Secondary School remaining in primary school. We have sets of learners taking different curricula and, in some instances, wearing different set of uniforms.