Malawi education ministry issues stern warning on students rioting
The ministry of education, science and technology has issued a stern warning to students in secondary schools who go on rampage just after registering for their examinations that from now onwards, such candidates will not be allowed to sit for examinations.
Secondary students especially those in form four have been going on rampage, destroying school property whenever disagreement arises between them and the administration and the school authorities suspend them as punishment but the authorities have always been considerate by allowing the students to sit for examinations.
Meanwhile, nine students are in Police custody at Nkhotakota Police after allegedly petrol-bombing a food storeroom at Nkhotakota Secondary School.
Nkhotakota Police Spokesperson Williams Kaponda said the students committed the offence during the night of September 24, 2014.
The food storeroom bombing mission is allegedly to have been accomplished by Davie Mhone 17, Newton Kwadzama 17, Happy Chinkhokwe 17, ,Chisomo Chinzimu 18, Tebulo Zimba 18, Young Chinsalanzo 18, Chawanangwa Banda 18, Pemphero Banda 17, and Gift Longwe 18,
Secretary for Education, MacPhail Magwira, said in a circular he signed that all head teachers of secondary schools should not to allow suspended students to sit for examinations.
“The ministry is also aware, that these cases become rampant in third term after form 2 and form 4 students have registered for their examinations with the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB). The candidates in these forms especially those in form 4, wrongly think that once they have been issued with examination numbers from MANEB then they are no longer obliged to follow school rules and regulations.
“The ministry cannot condone such misbehavior and would like to seriously warn all students and candidates that with immediate effect, any student/candidate participating in riots and vandalism will not be allowed to sit for his/her examinations.
“If the students/candidates decide to riot and vandalise school property when they are done with examinations, it shall follow that such candidates would still be disqualified and MANEB would be instructed not to mark their examination scripts. Let me also reiterate that deliberate damage to school property is a criminal act warranting prosecution,” reads the circular in part.
Its a shame that the Ps manning this incentive, Dr M.P Magwira has been posted to Ministry of defence . I hope his successor will continue his work.
Its a shame that the Ps (Dr M.P Magwira) manning this incentive has been posted to Ministry of defence. I wonder how Ministry of Edu will fair after his disappearance. I believe the successor will continue his job.
Thank you all for remembering Kamuzu days when education was as precious as gold. We were shaped into responsible citizens by knowing that we were all government and every government property belonged to us all! We took care of property and excelled in education. These stupid pupils should be treated as such.
Quota System is good & 2 regions which contribute much in Malawi’s GDP ofcourse are ok with it & that’s cool for me.
Those who go on rampage are sons and daughters of ministers, MPs, PSs, Army officers, Police officers and heavy weights in political parties backed by their parents.
#2 You mean laws which promote unlawlessnes and indiscipline? Useless laws.
When got to school i discovered that some students just like rioting. This time students have too much freedom making mockery of the school rules & regulations. I applaud APM on that move. Please bring Kamuzuism in education which Mr Edukwetion destroyed
MAYI ANASTANZIA. CHONDE COURTS SHOULD ASSIST NOT MAKING THE GOVT LOSE SUCH CASES GIVE MEANINGLESS PUNISHMENT
I think I should add a word on this issue which has attracted our serious attention. My father sent me to Kanyenda Primary School in 1985 in Nkhotakota. Since that year I have been in various schools because my father migrated randomly based on his official transfers as he was employed in the government. I did my primary education at Kanyenda in Nkhotakota; Kasinje in Ntcheu; Matope and Ngatala in Mangochi; and Balaka LEA in Balaka; before going to a secondary school. In all those schools the system was uniform. Any serious misconduct by a student resulted in his or… Read more »
My friend, it is our courts, NGOs advocates and complicity of the ministry bcoz most vandals are admitted. thanks admission are no longer there.
another culprit are the COURTS. They seem to favour culprits and not victims.
U will the courts granting an injunction despite evidence that students petrol -bombed a store/warehouse…very funny decisions by courts often times….
But then, education and MANEB need to have common regulations on these ISSUES to prevent conflicts in decisions that are made….
PUT THIS CIRCULAR ON ALL RADIOS FOR ALL THESE STUPID PUPILS TO HEAR AND BE WARNED ACCORDINGLY
THE MINISTRY NEEDS AN OVERHAUL FROM THE MINISTER HIMSELF WHO IS THE ARCHTECT OF QUOTA SYSTEM !!!