Dagoretti High School in Nairobi County has been closed indefinitely following an overnight student unrest.
The decision comes after reports of a scuffle on Sunday, September 15, which resulted in the hospitalization of 11 students.
Police officers deployed at the school indicated that the students clashed over a basketball match they were playing.
The clash involved Form One and Form Four students.
However, the disagreement escalated into a religious battle, with the chaos extending into the night.
As a result of the melee, the learners vandalized and damaged properties within the school, as they used sticks and stones to attack each other.
Consequently, the school administration was forced to send the fighting students home, while those injured were admitted to various hospitals.
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TSC Addresses Unrest in Schools
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia on September 13 issued directives to schools amid rising fire incidents and unrests.
Macharia directed school principals and headteachers to take proper measures to ensure the safety of the learners and institutional property.
According to her, some school heads had failed to enforce the provisions of the Safety Standards Manual for Schools, showing laxity in complying with the government-issued administrative circulars.
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School Fires in Kenya
In the recent weeks several schools have suffered, and property destroyed by fires.
Ortum Boys High School is a latest case on September 9, adding to the list of several other schools that have burned.
Other schools include Bukhalalire Secondary School located in Busia County and Njia Boys High School in Meru County, where no casualty was reported.
Endarasha Academy suffered the most, after a school fire left 21 students dead and others injured.
These incidents have put the Ministry of education under scrutiny as stakeholders now point out red flags in boarding schools that fuel fires.
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