As the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) strike enters week two, learning has been paralyzed in schools that have resolved to send students back home.

In Nakuru County, Jomo Kenyatta Boys Secondary School and Jomo Kenyatta Girls' Secondary School sent form one to three students home on Monday morning.

Parents received messages early Monday morning informing them to expect their children back home any time.

"We received information early Monday morning that we should expect our children back home because there were no teachers in the school to teach and look after them," Paul Asike a parent at the school, revealed.

Nakuru High School and Meru Secondary School also sent students back home citing that no learning was going on.

Responding to the latest development, parents expressed their disappointment in the government and called upon the president to pay teachers so that learning can continue.

"I am urging the Kenya Kwanza Government to look into the needs of the teachers, our country cannot continue to stall like this because you are not listening."

"The doctors were striking, the Gen Zs were striking and now the teachers are on strike, we cannot continue like this," Ruth Muthoni, another parent, said.

Schools around the country had reported a low turnout of students on August 26, the official re-opening date, after teachers vowed not to return to work until their grievances were all met.

Addressing the media after a meeting on Sunday, top KUPPET leaders agreed that the strike would continue for its second week until their employer promotes teachers who have stagnated in various job groups.

"The employers have refused to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of teachers who have gone the extra mile to further their education. They have refused to promote these teachers, denying them the dignity and respect they deserve", KUPPET SG Akelo Misori said.

The strike which had started as an industrial dispute has now escalated to what the teachers are now terming as a " struggle for justice"

KUPPETs resolution to continue with the strike comes days after TSC rejected its request for talks to end the strike that is already taking a toll on the third term and most especially the KCSE exams that are to take place at the end of the year.

While students from Public schools continue to stay at home due to the strike, their counterparts in private are continuing with learning.