Learners with disabilities being left behind

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mochudi West, Gilbert Mangole has expressed concern over challenges faced by learners with disabilities, which are rapidly rising and contributing immensely to poor examination results.

Mangole pointed out that the country’s education is not effective towards learners with disabilities something that needs immediate attention.  He told Mmegi following the question he recently raised in Parliament on the unsatisfactory performance of learners with disabilities at Molefi Senior and Linchwe Junior secondary schools.

Mangole had asked the Minister of Basic Education, Unity Dow to state the number of students who sat for the 2016 examinations in the education department of both schools, the results obtained and whether the performance was satisfactory. 

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