Pregnant teenagers in an African
country have been banned from partaking in formal education following a
proclamation by the government.
President John Magufuli
The
president of Tanzania, John Magufuli has banned pregnant teenage girls from
returning to school, either they eventually become mothers or
not.
Magufuli
disclosed this while addressing residents of Chalinze, Bagamoyo District in Dar
es Salaam during his three-day-tour of Coast Region on Thursday.
According to
him, the government funds set aside for education are meant for serious
students, and not for pregnant girls.
He noted
that the young mothers would be unable to focus while in class, adding that
allowing them in class would encourage other girls to engage in s*x.
"After
calculating some few mathematics she’d be asking the teacher in the classroom
‘let me go out and breastfeed my crying baby", BBC quoted the president as
saying.
He said only
girls at the university level are allowed to get pregnant without any penalties
attached.
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