A preliminary audit report on the causes of riots in schools by the Ministry of Education also put in the list incompetence among senior Ministry of Education field officers. (PHOTO: COURTESY)Panic about expected strict supervision of national exams, poor leadership, unrealistic rules and drug abuse are fuelling unrest in schools. This means the directive barring transfers for students involved in anarchy in public schools would also apply to private schools. “He asked us to assist the ministry calm down the unrest even as arrests start,” added the official. And he wants all school boards to call meetings to assess the situation in their schools and give him a report,” the official said.

Source: Standard Digital June 28, 2016 21:00 UTC