The most dreaded term for both teachers and parents has been the second term where schools have been torched and students caught in demeaning activities.
When Education CS Fred Matiang'i banned school visits and third term visits to help curb exam cheating in secondary schools, all hell broke loose.
When he continued to add another week in the second term period, students sort to burn school property to relent their anger on what they termed as rules meant to infringe their freedom.
Where did the education system go wrong in streamlining students in the country? Over 100 schools were razed down in arson fire and the property destroyed valued to over Sh500 million.
This was alarming because the students were destroying dormitories, laboratories, classrooms, libraries and other valuable materials needed in their daily activities while in school.
In the same period of fiery fire in schools, a group of students were arrested with alcohol while going for a trip.
The police from Thika station found one female student almost naked and her fellow students were drunk. In Maralal, Samburu County, a student was arrested for allegedly engaging in a kidnapping incident.
The student allegedly joined hands with other people to kidnap the child, who is also his relative. He demanded Sh170,000 from the parents of the child before releasing him.
These are just a few incidents of secondary school students engaging in mischevious activities. All these show that there is something awfully wrong with the students in the country.
The education system that has been highly associated with the decay of discipline in schools, should however not be the main scapegoat in education issues in the country.
All education stakeholders should come up with solutions to these problems lest its manifestation continues in the coming third term that commenced on 29th August 2016.
As the secondary school students resume learning, they should reflect on the problems they have inflicted on themselves by the financial additions in their school fees.
The time they wasted also derailed their work towards doing their examinations especially form four students who are waiting to seat for their KSCE exams.
Future occurrences of these acts should not be witnessed as they affect the education system of the country. All secondary students need to know that discipline is paramount for success.
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