Sat, 20 Jan 2018 09:30:44 +0000 THE beginning of the schools’ first term is usually shrouded in anxieties for both parents and students for a number of reasons. For students, they are filled with trepidation as they advance to the next level of education while for the parents they get absorbed into raising sufficient school requirements for their children. However, this time around the aspect of hygiene in schools will have to rank highly for both parents and pupils in the light of the cholera outbreak that has mostly ravaged Lusaka. Boarding schools should particularly have high standards of hygiene. There are pupils coming from cholera affected areas enrolled in boarding schools and other institutions away from their townships, who can easily cause cross-contamination. On the flip-side, there are pupils in cholera free locations enlisted in schools located in highly-contaminated areas. The scenario presents a jigsaw puzzle for parents, teachers and school administrations, hence requires […]
