{"id":29467,"date":"2023-06-26T06:53:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T06:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/pupils-behaviour-worries-kwape"},"modified":"2023-06-26T07:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T07:51:25","slug":"pupils-behaviour-worries-kwape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/pupils-behaviour-worries-kwape","title":{"rendered":"Pupils behaviour worries Kwape"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Member of Parliament for Kanye South, Dr Lemogang Kwape has advised Seepapitso Senior Secondary School pupils that their conduct will determine their future.<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking during a visit to the school last week, Dr Kwape, who is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said he was deeply concerned about the pupils\u2019 unruly behaviour, which he attributed to the use of drugs, hence the school\u2019s poor examination results.<\/p>\n

He informed them that in the past, the school performed well, further noting that there was still time for them to mend their ways, and be a source of pride for their school. \u201cThis school has produced national leaders such as Vice Chancellor of University of Botswana, Professor David Norris, and former Minister of Agriculture Mr Patrick Ralotsia\u201d he said. \u201cI am also a product of this school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Kwape said sometimes learners held a misguided belief that they knew better than their teachers and parents. He advised them that life was full of challenges and this was the time for each of them to prepare for the future. He implored them to stay away from drugs and focus on their studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho you are today and how you conduct yourselves determine what you will become in future,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you have to prepare for your future now,\u201d He advised them that employers do a background check on potential employees, and that wayward conduct could make it difficult for them to find employment in future.<\/p>\n

He said as future leaders, learners could build or destroy the country, adding that for them to positively contribute to the development of the country, they had to start now by acting responsibly.<\/p>\n

Dr Kwape said it was vital for all stakeholders to work together to mould students into responsible future leaders. He added that the community also had impact on students\u2019 conduct. \u201cWe have to act now, because if we do not, it would be the same as breeding criminals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr Kwape indicated that he was in consultation with different stakeholders to host a workshop that would include parents, teachers, pupils and other interested parties to address the issue.<\/p>\n

The school head, Mr Petrus Mosomane, informed the minister that the pupils\u2019 disrespectful behaviour, which he also attributed to the use of drugs such as marijuana, had gotten out of control.<\/p>\n

Mr Mosomane pointed out that the school had previously engaged parents in a bid to find a solution, but this was a futile exercise as some parents defended their children\u2019s conduct.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe some parents are abused by their children at home, hence they feel compelled to defend them,\u201d he said. He said they had also sought the assistance of Kgosi Malope II of Bangwaketse, who heeded their call to come to the school and address the learners, but there was still no change on the part of the pupils.<\/p>\n

Mr Mosomane said they had since engaged the Botswana Defence Force to help organise a boot camp, which would be held at the end of the term.<\/p>\n

A representative from Botswana Institute of Rehabilitation and Re-integration, Mr Mothei Sejakgomo advised that close monitoring of pupils in and out of school was vital to arrest the use of drugs.<\/p>\n

He cautioned the learners that drugs were not only destructive, but addictive as well and that it was difficult to quit once one got hooked.<\/p>\n

Mr Sejakgomo said his organisation intended to adopt different schools around the country, starting with Seepapitso Senior Secondary School, in an effort to instil discipline through different strategies, which would ultimately improve examination results.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would not only be focusing on pupils, but all stakeholders such as parents. We have noted that some parents need guidance on how to raise children to lead responsible lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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