St Michael’s Secondary School in Bomet County has been closed indefinitely after students threatened to attack teachers for allegedly confiscating their mobile phones.
According to reports, teachers had conducted a search for hidden mobile phones in the classrooms and confiscated some of the students’ phones, an act which angered students who caused chaos as they demanded their phones back.
In a bid to restore calm, the administration was forced to close the school on Thursday evening, directing all students to go home immediately.
Following the development, St Michael’s joins a list of several schools in the region that have been closed following students’ unrest.
The incident comes a couple of months after Kaplong Girls High School was closed indefinitely following a student protest over alleged assault by a male teacher.
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In a span of a few weeks, Kericho and Bomet counties have seen several cases of high school students going on the rampage, with several schools closed indefinitely due to student strikes.
As the students’ unrests remained an underlying timed bomb issue, stakeholders are calling upon the government to hastily address the matter before it goes out of hand to salvage the future of students and protect schools from extreme loses.
By Juma Ndigo
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