Proprietors of private schools have bought tents to act as temporary classrooms to comply with the directive of social distancing to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Britom Academy director, Beatrice Ayienda said the school has bought two tents to complement permanent classrooms.
She said the school has stopped admitting new pupils, adding it lacks adequate facilities to accommodate them.
She said the school has more than three hundred pupils and has installed water points in the compound and sensitized the children wash hands and wear masks to stop the spread of the disease.
“No pupil is allowed into the school without a mask and when they come, they have to wash their hands and their temperatures measured before they are allowed into classrooms,” Ayienda said.
And, some parents and guardians, whose children were reporting yesterday said they were forced to buy uniforms and books at high prices due to the demand.
The parents said the children had outgrown their uniforms and shoes for the ten months they have been at home after the outbreak of the pandemic, adding they were forced to buy new ones and give the old uniforms to children of neighbors.
Precious Hope Academy Director, Samwel Mirieri said the school’s facilities had been overstretched and had embraced tents as alternative classrooms.
“We have no funds to build new classrooms. So we have to be creative and informative to accommodate the pupils and comply with the Covid-19 protocols,” Mirieri said.
