Parents worry long holidays will expose learners to harm

Sharon Alaka, a class three pupil at Eshikumu Primary School in Ikolomani plucking ripe fruits at Shirula village in Ikolomani. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Unease has emerged over the fate of Grade Four learners even as the government directed that the children remain at home when schools open on Monday.

In a circular to all regional, county and sub-county directors of education, the Ministry of Education states that Grade Four children must remain at home.