Abolish fancy titles for student leaders, government toldEducation sector stakeholders have called for abolition of prestigious titles given to student leaders in primary and secondary schools.This follows reports by the Ministry of Education that indicates unrest in schools are majorly perpetrated by student leaders. Speaking during the tenth bi-annual National Secondary Schools Student Leaders conference, Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (KESSHA) chairman Kahi Indimuli said the titles belittle school heads. Indimuli said the emergence of fancy titles for student leaders has become a major challenge for school administrators in addressing indiscipline among the students. Those seeking to be student leaders should be thoroughly vetted and their campaigns guided by moral values,” he said. Investigations by the ministry into cases of unrest reported in schools last year indicated that student leaders had a hand in them.

Source: Standard Digital April 12, 2019 21:05 UTC