Central African Republic: High school students permanently expelled and barred from re-enrolling in any educational institution in the country for vandalizing their school

Violence has no place in schools. Faced with any behavior contrary to this principle, the government is taking a firm stance: zero tolerance.

In the Central African Republic, students will bear the brunt of this government firmness, proof that the authorities intend to match words with actions.

The measure follows incidents that occurred last week at the Lycée des Martyrs in Bangui. On Saturday, November 7, during a press conference in the capital, the Minister of State for National Education, Aurélien Simplice Zingas, announced that the students arrested and found responsible for the violence would be permanently expelled.

They will also be barred from enrolling in any other school in the country. The government official strongly condemned the acts of violence and vandalism that disrupted the school's operations.

He specifically denounced the ransacking and looting of several school facilities, the damage to which testifies to the seriousness of the incidents. The Ministry of National Education aims to restore discipline within schools and prevent the recurrence of such incidents.

Cheick Omar Ouedraogo