Students refuse to sleep in dorms after fire accident
What you need to know:
- About 423 female students, studying in the school believe that the remaining dormitories could catch fire while they are asleep and endanger their lives.
Tabora. Students of Mihayo Secondary School whose two dormitories were razed by fire on Tuesday night have refused to sleep in the remaining five dormitories fearing a repeat of the incident.
About 423 female students, studying in the school believe that the remaining dormitories could catch fire while they are asleep and endanger their lives.
Speaking about the incident on Thursday, shortly before the students were dispersed for a short break, the school administration said that after the girls refused to sleep in the dormitories they were convinced to sleep in classrooms.
“Though we agreed to sleep in the classrooms, most of us hardly slept, because we are mentally not settled,” said a Form Three student who introduced herself only by the name of Sofia.
However, the school administration has allowed students with relatives in the Tabora Municipality to take a one-week break to visit them.
The school headmaster, Fr Stanslaus Maganga, said they were scheduled to start one midterm at the end of next week, but the break has come in advance after the incident.
“Parents and guardians were so curious to know what happened to their children that some of them visited the school. However, there were some important procedures to be settled first before providing them with the break,” he said.
He reiterated his call, pledging support from school well-wishers to enable it to restore the destroyed infrastructure.
For their part, parents who spoke to The Citizen said they sought teachers’ permission to take their children in order to pave the way for the school administration to reorganise itself after the incident.
“We are happy because students will have time to rest their brain while the administration is making efforts to plan for student’s comeback,” said Mr Lucas Daudi, a resident of Tabora Municipality.
Students who will remain at the school are said to be less than a 100 and are those coming outside the Tabora Municipality.
