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What to do to end future schools' unrest

Just what caused the widespread arson attacks on schools that engulfed the country last year? A Task Force formed to unearth the causes has incredibly listed 50 reasons.

Out of that, organised criminal gangs that infiltrated the schools, lack of coordination between the Teachers Service Commission and the Education ministry on addressing teachers' welfare, posts on social media where students incite each other and political interference like when politicians dictate who gets chosen as school heads stand out.

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