The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has finally broken their silence and issued new immediate directives to all schools over the rising fire incidents in various schools.
TSC Chief Executive Officer Nancy Macharia, in a recent circular to all school heads, directed stricter measures to curb the rising wave of school fires that continue to disrupt learning.
According to TSC, severe actions and consequences should be taken against perpetrators of arson, even pushing for possible jail terms to even students that are found culpable to these offences.
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The commission further urged school heads to take immediate action and involve law enforcement agencies in investigating the arson incidents that have been on the rise in the recent past.
“Engage law enforcement agencies in investigating cases of arson and indiscipline in schools with a view to recommending administrative and legal action to the perpetrators.”
This comes amid accusations to some school heads over violations of safety standards by most schools and negligence by school heads in enforcing the provisions outlined in the Safety Standards Manual for Schools.
Nancy Macharia has emphasised that all those school heads found guilty of negligence and violation of safety standards will also be held accountable.
This comes amid speculations of recent fires settling at some students being frustrated by a lack of mid-term breaks and the effects of the recently concluded teachers’ strike that left them idle and thus, vulnerable to temptations to such incidents.
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The latest TSC directive will requires school heads and their deputies to be present on school grounds at all times and increased supervision of students to ensure that signs of unrest are addressed before they escalate.