Domestic violence blamed for pupils’ dropout in Omoro

By Daniel Ojara.

Omoro | Domestic violence (DV) among families has been identified as a significant contributor to learning difficulties in Omoro district.

The DV has an impact on pupils’ studies in the majority of the district’s primary schools, both government-run and private.

Speaking at a ceremony to graduate top class kids of Town View Nursery and Primary school in Omoro town council on Wednesday, the district inspector of schools Acellam Boniface, blamed domestic violence.

He stated that domestic violence at the family level causes learners to avoid school, and that when parents are violent at home, children will not attend school.

“The cases are common and many pupils are dropping out of school as a result,” he added.

Isaac Newton Ojok, LC5 councilor for Aremo sub-county in Omoro, stated that the district’s alarming cases of domestic violence are the result of excessive drinking, which leads to a lack of respect among couples and poor parenting.

According to Ojok, this behaviour (violence) causes children to suffer greatly in life.

The principal of Town View Nursery and Primary School, Flex Ochola Odongo, told tndNews that many of their pupils dropped out because their parents did not treat them properly.

He stated that young girls aged 13 to 16 in the P5 and P6 classes were affected.

In the first term of 2024, the school had 424 students enrolled from P1 to P6, but by the end of the third term, only 360 remained.

Perry Mono, Community Development Officer (CDO) of Omoro district, could not provide tndNews with data on domestic violence as of press time.

Despite our repeated calls, Mono did not respond.