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A Grade 10 student at St George’s Girls Senior School has reportedly refused to return to school after allegedly undergoing an intrusive body search The student’s mother claimed her daughter fears being subjected to a similar search when schools reopen after the midterm break The incident has sparked outrage among parents and Kenyans, with many questioning the school’s handling of the searches A group of distressed parents whose daughters study at St George’s Girls’ Secondary School are demanding justice following harrowing reports of inappropriate and deeply intrusive strip-searching.
St George’s Grade 10 student has expressed fears about returning to school after the alleged intrusive search. Photo: St George’s Girls/Unileap Global.
Source: Facebook According to the parents, their daughters were subjected to a harrowing ordeal when they returned to school on June 15, following a brief closure triggered by a wave of unrest after a fire at the Utumishi dormitory.
Departing from the standard routine frisking usually conducted by teachers, the students revealed they were searched by a woman identifying herself as a police officer.
The officer allegedly forced the girls to strip and began searching for drugs.
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Now, as the mid-term break draws to a close and students are expected to report back, one heartbroken parent has taken to social media, revealing that her daughter, a Grade 10 student at the institution, has flatly refused to step foot back inside the school gates.
The mother explained that the young girl was among those subjected to the highly intrusive search, leaving her terrified of facing the same humiliation again.
Even though her experience was not as extreme as some of her peers’, the psychological toll of the mid-term break ending has proved too much to bear.
“My daughter was among those who underwent that inhumane search at St George’s. She has refused to return to school tomorrow. She is only in Grade 10. She is considered one of the ‘lucky’ ones because the officers didn’t insert fingers inside her,” the distraught mother shared. Compounding the horror, the student recounted that the officer used the exact same pair of gloves for every single girl she inspected, a detail that has left parents reeling at the unhygienic and degrading nature of the exercise.
“It was horrific, and the school still insists they did the right thing. I am utterly furious,” the parent added. The shocking incident at St George’s Girls has sparked widespread outrage, not just among the affected families but across the country.
Enraged Kenyans are now questioning why such egregious violations of students’ bodies and fundamental rights were ever permitted.
The parents are now calling for absolute accountability from the administration, maintaining that a simple apology issued by the school principal is nowhere near enough.
They stand firm that none of them ever consented to their children being subjected to such a humiliating and scarring ordeal.
Public outrage after St George’s frisking saga Vero:
“What on earth were they looking for in these children’s private parts? Can somebody answer me please? I am completely seething.” Joyleen Kinyanjui:
“You raise your daughter so cleanly, only for the school to decide it’s okay to expose them to diseases? What kind of learning environment is this?” Dorcas Gitui:
“What am I actually reading? Did this really happen? What is the Kenyan education system even worth anymore?” What did Chief Principal at St George’s Girls say? In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that the school’s chief principal, Assumpta Mwangi, apologised for the distress caused but mainta
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