27 Jun 2013

A teacher at Kgosiempe junior secondary school has expressed concern at the number of drop outs at the school due to pregnancy.

The number one school academically in the southern region, Kgosiempe junior, has so far lost three students due to pregnancy.

Speaking in an interview recently , the teacher who is head of pastoral department Ms Balebedi Motsisi said the three students who have dropped from school , two are 14 year olds doing form two while one is 16 years, doing form three and had registered for the junior certificate examinations.

Ms Motsisi said students revealed that they were impregnated by older men with financial muscle.

She further said, the three students explained that peer pressure, financial power, alcohol abuse and too much freedom were some of the few things which led them to pregnancy.

Ms Motsisi said in order to curb further pregnancies the school management has embarked on educative forums like gender talks with the students where rape, relationships and intergenerational relationships were discussed with students.

She said other stakeholders like the police, social workers, district aids coordinator and pastors were engaged to educate and motivate students in becoming responsible and take education seriously.

Meanwhile Assistant Superintendent Meshack Dambuza of Jwaneng police said two defilement cases were registered this year with the police from Maokane village. ENDS