Section 19, 1 No. The Basic and Seniot Secotulary Edlzration Act 2023

(l) Schools, including private schools, shall be,in-clusY" [f,f."and disability Aiendly, by making surc that all classrooms md fac fies are acaessible to all categories of learners. @) Pregnant girls, parent leamers, children from the poo-"est homes, rural areas and rmderserved communities shall be allowrd to access, stay fuL conptetc sc.hool and enjq all dre facilities provide,.l in the school. Q') Special arrangements to access education shall be made for pulrils with mental health, autism sPectrun disorder and other related ruiseen disability and health issues. B A N(r The Basic and Sehior Secondary Hucation Act ZO23 (4) This Act and all other instruments relating to education in Sierra Leone shall be administered and interpreted in such a mamer as to ensure that there is no discrimination betYYeen pupils in the matter of their a&nission to and tatment in educational institulions throughout Sierra Leone. (5) Nothing in this section shall forbid or rcsEict - (a) pending clearance by Se Minister, upon fte advice of professioDal slafi, establishmeDt or maintenance of single-sex or coeducational schools with comparable frcilities; O) pending clearanc€ by the Minister, upon the advice of professional staff, establishment or maintenance of faith-based institutions whose philosopbies and goals art in line with the Constit[tion of Sierra Leone and the obj€ct ofthis Act; (c) establishment or maintenance of privat€ educational institutions, if the purpose of such institutions is not to secure the exclusion ofa group but to provide educational frcilities in addition to 6ose provided by the Ministry, if the institutioos are conducted in accordance with that object and if the education provided conforms rvith such standards as may be laid down or approved by the MinistEr for educational institnions ofthe same level; (e) discrimination beqween citizrns and noncitizens of Si€rra lJone in tie ma&er of the provision of financial assistance for the payment of school fees or the arvard of scholarships. No. The Basic and Seniot Secondary Education Act 2023 ?5