PREMIUM Victory for parents as court outlaws blanket school fines Education Just now Listen
The judgment arose from two consolidated constitutional petitions filed by parents after Ambira High School in Ugunja, Siaya County, demanded that every student pay Sh33,000 before returning to school following widespread destruction during unrest on the night of May 18 and early May 19.“Conditioning students' readmission to Ambira High School on payment of the said levy constitutes an unlawful interference with the constitutional right to education guaranteed under Articles 43(1)(f) and 53(1)(b) of the Constitution,” he said.
Article Public schools cannot impose blanket financial penalties on students or make payment a condition for returning to class after unrest, the High Court has ruled, quashing a Sh50 million penalty imposed on Ambira High School parents after students’ strife.
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