Masisi fails to convince boycotting TCE students
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
After years of their complaints falling on deaf ears, the students on Wednesday vowed that enough was enough and refused to go to their classes. They said they wanted nothing but answers to their complaints, which include the fact that school buildings are dilapidated, that rats and cockroaches are roaming uncontrolled, on top of a litany of shortages from staff to equipment.
During a tense meeting with seething students, who refused to eat food, Masisi was forced to dig deep into his bag of diplomacy and tact to ensure that the situation did not spill over into anarchy. The acting minister told the students that he had had a discussion with their management and the Students Representative Council. “I am unhappy with the school management for the situation at this school; it is worrying and unacceptable,” he said.
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