St Joseph’s College Ombaci, through their board of governors on Friday, announced their resolve to re-open the college after two weeks following a violent strike.
The students became unruly in the night of March 5, 2022, destroying property valued at Ugx 71.5m.
As a consequence, the board has set tight conditions for the students’ return before resuming normal learning.
Resolutions:
All students, upon reporting back, are required to clear all outstanding school dues to zero balance.
Also, the board has declared that all students have to be re-admitted in the college. This is intended at expelling those thought to have participated in the violent strike.
Lastly, all students will be required to pay a fine ranging from Ugx 60,000 to Ugx 160,000 for different classes whether they participated in the strike or not.
“Before setting foot on the school compound, all students will first have to complete their school dues, and every student that organized and participated in the strike will be instantly expelled,” said the chairperson of the board of governors at St. Joseph’s College Ombaci, Monsignor Primus Asega .
Perspective;
The issue of strikes that have taken place in over 10 secondary schools in the West Nile region has shocked every education stakeholder in the region.
The latest strikes reported in the region were at Odravu Secondary School in Yumbe district, Aripea Secondary School in Terego district and Koboko Town College in Koboko Municipality.
Other schools that participated in the strikes include, Kijomoro SS in Maracha, St. Clair Girls’ Secondary School in Yumbe, St. Andrew Secondary School in Moyo among others.
The state minister of education in charge of primary education, Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu condemned the series of strikes in schools in West Nile and part of the greater North.