Pregnancies amongst pupils saddest reality
Friday, March 31, 2017
In a full council report delivered by Lobatse Urban Development Committee, representative, Gaomodimo Ntlotlang, stakeholders learnt that at least 24 students dropped out of schools in Lobatse in 2016 alone. Of that number 15 of the students including a 12-year-old Standard Five pupil quit school due to pregnancy.
One of the students was a Form Two student whilst nine were in Form Four and six were in Form Five. Moreover nine of the 24 students dropped out due to desertion. Alcohol related social ills, poverty and lack of parental monitoring were associated with the dropping out of schools.
The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...