Authorities at Sherenje Primary School in Headlands have been compelled to reverse the dismissal of a 10-year-old pupil who was sent home over unpaid fees, following intervention by human rights lawyers.
The pupil, a beneficiary of the government’s Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), was barred from attending her Grade 4 classes after her guardian failed to pay a US$30 tuition fee—despite her vulnerable circumstances being well known.
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