Probe drug abuse in schools, Education ministry urged

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Charles Murigande has called on his education ministry counterparts to launch a probe into allegations of illicit drug use by some students in schools around the country.Dr Murigande made the call on Thursday during the fifth annual conference of National Dialogue at Parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura.Cocaine, marijuana and alcohol are some of the illegal drugs allegedly on high use in schools. “We want the Ministry of Education to probe schools in an effort to stop the practice,” Murigande said.He said that the ministry should besides fighting genocide ideology in schools scrutinise the use of illegal drugs that are dangerous to the future generation.A parliamentary probe committee recently released a damning report which indicated a highest prevalence of genocide ideology in some schools.Murigande argued that students should be protected from anything that is likely to negatively impact on their future since they are tomorrow’s leaders.The State Minister in charge of Primary and Secondary Education, Joseph Murekeraho, said that some parents give their children alcohol. He warned such parents, saying that their children would be punished.Murekeraho said that they were going to investigate the drug abuse in schools and blamed some teachers for not having punitive measures against students found with illicit drugs.Ends