Parents in Thika West sub county have been asked to partner with teachers in order to boost discipline in schools and help retain children in school.
According to the Thika West sub county education officer Ms. Rebecca Kariuki, parents are left out when discipline standards are set in schools and therefore children suffer because they do not have any one to approach whenever they face disciplinary problems.
"Parents are essential in providing an alternative mechanism of dealing with discipline among children in schools. The problem we have is that the whole punishment process is left with the teachers," she said.
Kariuki who spoke from her office on Wednesday urged the county education board to form disciplinary committees that comprises of parents in order to make the whole cycle complete for children to remain motivated to stay in school and to uphold discipline standards in the society.
She warned the teachers against punishing the students by suspending them as a disciplinary measure.
She added that every issue concerning discipline must be sorted out amicably within the school to enable the students to continue with their education so as to get rid of school drop outs.
Kariuki further noted that youths needed to be in school if better developments in the society are to be realised.