News March 23 2026

Mom in the margins

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  • Keneil Parkinson moves around the school compound with the aid of his walker. Keneil Parkinson moves around the school compound with the aid of his walker.
  • left: Seven-year-old Keneil Parkinson proudly displays his classwork, reflecting his strong academic performance despite physical challenges. left: Seven-year-old Keneil Parkinson proudly displays his classwork, reflecting his strong academic performance despite physical challenges.

Although she spends every school day assisting her seven-year-old son in class, Janice Tulloch Parkinson is not officially recognised as his “shadow”, a role defined and regulated by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, and typically reserved for trained personnel rather than parents.

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