However, when they are not in a position to move to a city, they choose to board their children, in boarding schools or in private boarding houses, so as to gain access to urban schools. Here, the latter group of parents face practical transport related difficulties, which prevent them from visiting their children frequently at the boarding schools or houses. The dislike of the new school or boarding house, not having friends in the new school, and not wanting to continue schooling, were defined as difficulties in transitioning to the new school environment. In terms of the distance from the students’ home to the boarding school, the nearest was 24 km away while the farthest hometown was 204 km away. They had mild or moderate depression subsequent to enrollment in the boarding school, while one had social anxiety disorder.

Source: The Nation August 12, 2021 17:37 UTC