Oshakati — Learners attending a teenage pregnancy workshop have called on the education authorities to consider the introduction of single sex schools as an effective way to reduce teenage pregnancies and so called peer pressure among learners.
"Single sex schools are a good idea, because it takes a lot of pressure off the kids, so they can concentrate on their schoolwork," said Martha Nekwaya, a Grade 11 learner at the Shaanika Nashilongo Secondary School.
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