A Parent sues school over expelling pregnant pupil.

A Parent sues school over expelling pregnant pupil.

A parent, who claims his daughter was expelled while in Primary Four for being pregnant after undergoing mandatory testing at the school, has sued the learning institution before Tororo High Court in Eastern Uganda. David Wafula filed his lawsuit on April 23 against the management of Busumba Primary School in the border district of Busia. He is seeking general damages to be awarded to himself and his daughter for the violation of their constitutionally-guaranteed rights. Women with a Mission, a non-government organization, jointly filed the lawsuit. Wafula, who is seeking at least six declarations, claims that several of his daughter’s human rights, including the right to privacy, were violated. The court has also been moved to make a declaration that the school’s actions of subjecting the pupil to a mandatory pregnancy test without the consent of her parents, was a violation of her right to be cared for by her parents provided for under Article 34(1) of the Constitution. Court documents show that in September 2023, the school carried out a mandatory pregnancy test on the victim and discovered she was pregnant. When our reporter contacted the management of the school, the head teacher, Vincent Jamori, denied the allegations of having expelled the victim.