TORORO – St. Peter’s College Tororo has been indefinitely closed following unrest by students protesting a planned tuition fees increment by the school administration.
The chairman of the district security committee Damulira Kyeyune Wednesday morning gave students only two hours from 10.00am to 12.00pm local time (EAT) to pack their property and leave the school premises as security deployed heavily.
The committee took that line of decision to save both lives and property, and also school installations that angry students wanted to burn down.
‘’It has taken generations for this institution to be built and we cannot just watch it being vandalized in a minute,” Damulira told students.
“Since you have decided to declare your own public holiday by not going to class, it’s therefore appropriate to give you a break.”
Upon the order to vacate the school grounds, students from distant homes were told to report to Tororo Central Police Station where plans had been made to link them to their parents and guardians.
Only Senior Four and Senior Six students will report back to school on August 12 and 13 to do their Mock exams.
The rest of the students are due to report back starting September 2 until September 6 together with their parents for screening, the committee decided.
By Faustine Odeke, The New Vision
