Kgosi Gaborone blasts wayward students

Kgosi Puso Gaborone
Kgosi Puso Gaborone

FRANCISTOWN: Ntlo ya Dikgosi chairperson, Kgosi Puso Gaborone says some students’ behaviour is utterly unacceptable and can in no way be tolerated.

Addressing school heads at an ongoing conference here, Kgosi Gaborone said students continue to misbehave, riot, vandalise school property, abuse fellow students and staff, pointing to a need for a multi-faceted approach. “What worries me is that these are the very same people who at a later stage in life transform into the most dangerous criminals in the society,” he said.

“The consumption of alcohol and substance abuse has a major impact on learners and the society at large as it has resulted in negative behaviour, disrespect, low academic performance and failure to generally do well in school activities.”

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