Keveye Girls High School has been closed indefinitely following students’ protests over the interdiction of their principal.
According to The Standard newspaper, learning was halted at the institution after the interim management was compelled to send home over 1,000 students.
During the incident, the rowdy students destroyed property of undisclosed value and four of them sustained injuries.
The injured students were taken to Vihiga County Referral Hospital for treatment after confronting security personnel dispatched to quel the riots.
The students are said to have protested, urging for the reinstatement of the head teacher Judith Ngome who was interdicated by the Teachers Service Commission because of reasons that are yet to be established.
It all began when officials from Ministry of Education organized a meeting on Monday and then appointed an interim Board of Management and announced Deputy Principal Violet Mwale as the acting principal.
"The parade that had been convened to relay the information suddenly turned chaotic, with some students crying and others shouting they wanted their principal back after the announcement," a teacher at the school said as quoted by The Standard.
The teacher also faulted the Ministry of Education officials for the protests saying the officials could not have communicated the decision to the girls.
Sabatia sub-county commissioner Isaiah Tanui confirmed the incident noting that the students did not want the acting head.
"Students say they do not want the person who is acting as principal now," Tanui said.