Spare overburdened parents some thought, these school closures are bearing them down

It was just the other day that schools opened, yet students are back home again. [iStockphoto]

Following a directive by Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) George Magoha, basic education institutions closed Monday to pave way for the upcoming general election. The sudden closure of schools has not been received well by parents. The Ministry of Education had earlier communicated that schools would close on August 6.

Many schools were in the process of administering mid-term examinations. The sudden closure has turned things upside down for them. In all fairness, the decision to close schools early is ill-advised. It should have been communicated to schools in good time. The Education CS cannot just wake up one morning and decide that schools should be closed the next day.