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@kfm Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:16:27

Concern as Luuka students carry machetes to school

Authorities in Luuka district have raised concern over the growing trend of students carrying machetes to classes for use in sugarcane cutting during lunch breaks. The Luuka District Education Officer, Francis Kamyuka, says this was discovered during a routine inspection of schools, and expresses fear over the risks involved with carrying sharp objects to schools by students from different backgrounds. “We landed on bags with machetes which reportedly belonged to the students and were told that they (students) break off after lunch and use them for sugarcane cutting to earn money for survival,” Mr Kamyuka said on Monday. He cites Bukanga Seed Secondary School in Bukanga sub-county as one of the schools where machetes were found in students’ bags. “It […]

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