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The society is the reason we are having learned monsters

The ongoing orgy of violence in our schools should not only be looked into at surface level but also with an inner eye. The number of students arrested for plotting to burn schools around the country increased from 100 to 124 after two dozen were arrested in Nairobi, Coast and Western regions. This is an indication that the students lack morals as they are continuing to cause havoc to our institutions. What is even more annoying is that the latest incidents in Kisii revealed that teachers' commitments in stopping the ongoing school fires should be questioned.

The police officers carrying out investigations also said some security guards were also involved in the arson schemes and protected the culprits. This led me into thinking about what might have gone wrong with the entire system of education that has lead students to burn up their school dormitories. Is this how we have taught our children to deal with grievances? They're obviously trying to pass a message to the school administration and the parents. The method they are using to pass the message is an evidence of what the society has taught them.

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