By burning our schools or threatening to do so, we could be admitting that our children are not given enough opportunities to be heroes.
Remains of the store that was burned after a fire at the Alliance High School. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]
The recent spate of school closures locally due to unrest mimics the domino effect that made Americans fight in Vietnam.
Once one school closes, others follow. Phones and rumours are very active. We even have a “live” list of closed schools online.
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