An officer at Thika Sub-County Assessment Centre has called on teachers to consult her offices before admitting pupils with any form of disability in their schools.
Assumpta Gakii said cases of wrong placement of children with disabilities have been on the rise in Thika with most of the affected children lacking the right conducive environment for learning.
“We have received cases of pupils already admitted in schools without the assistive devices and instructors to guide them which make them feel misplaced,” Gakii said.
She said children with disabilities should be placed in schools with other children of their calibre to enable them understand each other well.
“Assessment is vital to ensure we guide the parents on the right schools to take their children depending on their disability,” she added.
The officer has urged parents to ensure they know the disability their children have before taking them to any school for admission.
She said teachers and parents should work together to ensure children with disability are placed in the right schools where they will gather knowledge and freely interact with others.
"Bring any pupil you suspect to have any disability and our office will assess his or her situation and we shall guide you in the right school to make placement," Gakii noted.
She was speaking at Joytown Special School in Thika Town on Tuesday during a meeting for the sub-county education where they deliberated on how to conduct this year’s prize giving day for the disabled students.