Teachers from Gesima zone in Kitutu Masaba constituency have blamed area parents for deteriorating education standards.
This comes barely a month after the release of KCPE examination results by the Ministry of Education, in which the top school, Riamoni Primary, managed a mean grade of 278 marks with the top student from the region amassing 355 marks.
During a consultative meeting on Tuesday at Gesima primary school, school heads from the region appeared to blame parents for the poor performance.
“We have given our best as teachers year in and out," said Josephine Nyang’ena, the chairlady and Nyaronge primary headmistress.
"Our children are not given enough time to do their private studies at home. They are normally overworked.”
She said majority of students complained whenever they were in school of hard chores they are exposed to when at home, especially immediately after school.
“They normally come to school without completing homework. This is rampant in our schools and there is ain't much we can do since they associate the problem with their parents. This is so bad,” she added.
She asked parents to give students humble time to revise and do homework if at all the region is to do well.
“Parents have to desist from overworking students every time. They ought to relieve them so that they can perform in class,” said Nyang’ena.