Ensuring that children are safe while in school is one of the major priorities of parents, teachers and the government. This also includes schools equipping first end skills to the learners so that they can help their friends in case of an emergency. Schools like Kampala Parents School are getting it right and passing on basic first aid skills to their pupils. “With the help of the Red Cross first aid courses, our pupils also learn such things from first aid books written for children,” the school principal, Daphne Kato said. The first aid trainings are part of a wide…

Thousands of pupils and students spend much of their young life in schools under the custody of school administrators. School going children who are in boarding schools spend more time with teachers and dorm masters than with their parents. Some enter boarding as early as 4 years. This means that schools must take utmost care of the children on behalf of parents. This responsibility doesn’t end at giving them classroom knowledge and shelter but also to ensure that children are in sound health. The school’s ability to ensure a health stay of children gives parents comfort to entrust them with…