{"id":27558,"date":"2022-03-08T17:12:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=27558"},"modified":"2022-03-08T16:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:33:29","slug":"moyo-school-closed-after-strike-over-disco-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/moyo-school-closed-after-strike-over-disco-dance","title":{"rendered":"Moyo school closed after strike over disco dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Authorities in Moyo District yesterday closed St Andrew\u2019s Secondary School in West Nile Sub-region following a strike by the students.<\/p>\n<p>The strike, sources say, was due to the school authorities not allowing the students to have a dance on the International Women\u2019s Day today.<\/p>\n<p>The sources said the students requested for a dance but the school administration did not allow it, saying it was not in tandem with school regulations.<\/p>\n<p>This angered the students, who on Sunday night smashed windows of classrooms and dormitories, windscreens of the school bus and three other vehicles that were parked at the school compound. They also broke part of the fence.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Daily Monitor yesterday, the West Nile Police public relations officer, Ms Josephine Angucia, said: \u201cPolice were called to contain the situation. They fired some bullets in the air to stop the violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Angucia added that six students were arrested to assist with investigations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA strike is not only criminal but against the academic development of the students and anyone who involves him\/herself in a strike will be arrested and prosecuted according to the law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>While announcing the closure of the school yesterday, the Moyo deputy Resident District Commissioner, Mr Kennedy Chemonges, said: \u201cThere should be indefinite suspension and closure of the school because the reason [for the strike] was not genuine. This is to protect the school property from being damaged if students are allowed to stay here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the students would return after meetings are held with parents and would be screened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost of the damage done by students on the structures will be met by the parents. We do not allow these kinds of actions by students. If there are some grievances against the administration, this should be solved amicably,\u201d Mr Chemonges said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, authorities closed St Joseph\u2019s College Ombaci in Arua City in West Nile Sub-region and unceremoniously sent home about 1,000 students following a destructive strike on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple sources told this newspaper that the riot was sparked by the arrest of six students by police investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Senior Four student on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Authorities in Moyo District yesterday closed St Andrew\u2019s Secondary School in West Nile Sub-region following a strike by the students. The strike, sources say, was due to the school authorities not allowing the students to have a dance on the International Women\u2019s Day today. 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