This chapter discusses the practice of expelling pregnant students from schools as one that seeks to control adolescent sexuality and violates the human rights of women and girls, critiquing the current solution of re-entry as being insufficient to guarantee continuity of education. It also considers the prevalence of this practice and its impact on the lives of women and girls in Uganda. It recommends that the country begin holistically addressing social protections and guaranteeing the right to education for women and girls as an obligation under human rights standards.

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Punishing Pregnant Students Through Expulsion from School: A Case Study of Uganda

  • Rose Wakikona

摘要

This chapter discusses the practice of expelling pregnant students from schools as one that seeks to control adolescent sexuality and violates the human rights of women and girls, critiquing the current solution of re-entry as being insufficient to guarantee continuity of education. It also considers the prevalence of this practice and its impact on the lives of women and girls in Uganda. It recommends that the country begin holistically addressing social protections and guaranteeing the right to education for women and girls as an obligation under human rights standards.