A NUMBER of students at the Kerevat National High School in East New Britain Province have threatened to withdraw from school due to various issues.
Students were frustrated with media reports of alleged cult practices at the school saying there were no cult activities being practised by the students and that this had tarnished their name and the name of the school. They were also frustrated about the removal of a few students over this and other issues. The students, especially the male student body, protested on Wednesday night and announced their intention to withdraw from school and demanded school authorities to make available their airline tickets the next day. Police were at the school all throughout the night until yesterday morning to contain the situation. The school administration had clarified that a two-month investigation of a few grade 12 students attempting to pass on generation names to grade 11 students had led to the recent expulsion of the nine students and that the decision to expel the students was done by the school governing council. The students said there were no cult activities being practised at the school. They also said one of the students who stood up to speak on behalf of the expelled students was locked up at the Kerevat police station for two hours before he was taken to the airport to return to his home province. They also said one of the issues they were not happy with was the administration’s decision for male students to pay the school K50 each following the damage done to light bulbs at a male dormitory allegedly by five students who were expelled from school during term two. They claimed another student who spoke out on behalf of them in regards to the K50 fee imposed on male students two weeks ago was also given his airline ticket and he was suppose to travel out of the province yesterday but he did not. They said their Grade 12 examinations were around the corner and these issues were affecting their studies. Meanwhile, officers from the Education Department flew to the province yesterday to assist the administration to resolve the issue. Kerevat Principal Ray Rieme Alo said students were frustrated with media reports on the use of the word "cult practices" and that there was nothing of that sort of activity happening at the school. He verified that there were only attempts to pass on generation names by a few students and information leaked out resulting in the expulsion of the nine students. He said there was a difference between cult practices and generation names but said generation names eventually leads to cult practices. Meanwhile, he said the outcome of their meeting with students’ yesterday afternoon will be made known today Comments are closed.
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