Government has shut down three Central Province High Schools following riots that occurred at the three institutions where pupils were protesting a poor diet and also poor management.
Meanwhile, Central Province Commanding Officer Standwell Lungu says five Serenje Technical High pupils have been charged with malicious damage to government property and will be taken to court.
The affected schools are Serenje Technical High, Justin Mukando and Ibolela High.
Education Minister made the announcement saying the schools would remain shut until September 8 when government hoped to have normalized the situtation.
Phiri also warned school managers that they will would be removed from their positions for failing to run the schools effectively.
“The schools will be closed until September 8 and the earlier announcement that grade twelves will be open on August 12 no longer stands,” Phiri said.
“Let me also warn school managers that they will also be removed for failing to address these problems early enough.”
However, teachers have indicated that they will just be sacrificed as they run the schools on shoe string budgets.
And the police command in Serenje has released the 25 pupils arrested with only five remaining in detention.
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