admin. . . students use primary school uniforms
Arron Nyamayaro
GIRLS High School Form One students yesterday attended the first day of school in their respective primary school uniforms after the school failed to provide attire on time.
The students paid for the uniforms, but the school’s supplier failed to avail them.
When H-Metro visited the school, some Form 1 girls visibly looked out of place wearing attire different from others.
“The school must allow competent shops to sell their uniforms than humiliate our children in this way.
“We paid full amount on time, but the school failed to provide the uniforms, which they forced us to buy from them.
“We failed to attend church on Sunday waiting for the uniforms at the school’s boutique where we were directed to buy them. We waited the whole day, but nothing came.
“We are appealing to relevant authorities to consider banning schools from selling uniforms since there are licensed shops that are good at supplying them,” said one disgruntled parent.
Contacted for comment, one of the Girls High’s preferred boutique workers told H-Metro that the tailors were working day and night to complete the orders.
The boutique is believed to be owned by some education officials.
“The owner of the shop has gone to the factory located at Lyton Industries to push tailors to double their speed.
“Some angry parents went with her to the factory. More than 70 parents and guardians came to this shop, but our tailors are yet to finish 60 uniforms,” she said.
The parents and guardians left the boutique at around 7pm on Sunday and visited the school yesterday morning demanding answers.
A petition circulating seeking permission to stop the school from supplying uniforms was being signed by a number of disgruntled parents and guardians.
Girls High changed its uniform in 2020 and parents have been clashing with the school over failure to supply uniforms since then.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter