AS the government struggles to keep female students in schools, an appalling trend is unfolding in Nkasi District, Rukwa Region, where reports indicate that more than 200 girl students have dropped out of school in a period of six months as a result of teenage pregnancies.
This means that at least 33 girls drop out of school each month, a situation which paints a bleak picture of the district in terms of dropout rates in the country. The Nkasi District Council Executive Director (DED), Mr Missana Kwangura told the "Daily News" over the phone that they are focusing on the teenage pregnancies in the district, insisting that it poses huge challenges which can be termed as the district disaster.
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