Thomas Fisher Secondary School in Sultan Hamud. | image source: the-star.co.ke
Twenty government teachers at Thomas Fisher Secondary School in Sultan Hamud, Makueni County, have fled their school after two colleagues escaped an attack by students in June.
The school's headteacher, Paul Ameso, is nurturing a broken hand inflicted by his students on June 12, while the school’s head of discipline, Maragua Nyagah, is nursing severe head injuries and a broken shoulder blade.
Maragua was first attacked on the night of June 11 and had his car damaged by the students who also allegedly stole money from him.
The following day, Maragua was cornered by the same students cornered as he came out of his class in the morning. They attacked him using hockey sticks and when the headteacher came to his rescue, he was also injured.
“The right of the teachers has been abused here. I want all the implicated students to face the law for their action. We will not allow politics to interfere with the smooth running of schools,” the area district Education officer Benjamin Sigei said.
He said teachers fear for their lives and have the right to keep away from school.
- The STAR