Parents, guardians and students of Karuturi High School in Naivasha, Nakuru County have expressed their shock after the school was shut down indefinitely.
According to reports, the school had been bought by a private investor who acquired both the land that the institution sits on plus the flower farm aiming to transform the property to other business.
Parents who were lamenting on Tuesday claim that the school had besn in operation for the past eight years and they were in shock just weeks to opening day with limited options after the closure due to difficulties in transferring during mid terms.
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“We want to know our fate, how will our children learn if schools keep being closed abruptly? It is the middle of the academic year, where are we enrolling our children,” one parent complained to the press.”
According to the parents, this is the second school to be closed in three months with these actions leaving both parents and students in a state of confusion.
“This is interfering with the students who are forced to change environment often. It is also disrupting the concentration of students.”
They have thus called upon the Ministry of Education to put measures in place to prevent schools from closure especially in the middle of academic year due to its repercussions to students.
This comes as several schools, especially private institutions continue closing down due to various reasons including; tough economic times and financial struggles.
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A private school in Nairobi was closed down at the beginning of the year citing the tough economy as the reason. The school which started in 1993, was run by elderly directors who decided to retire.