SEVEN Grade 10 students of Pabaruk High School are admitted
at the Mt Hagen General Hospital after a clash with locals, an official says.The school is located in the Nebilyer local level government in Western Highlands. Local level government vice-president Timothy Kenn said the students were set upon by locals early yesterday morning during school assembly.Efforts to get in touch with police and headmaster Peter Tembon yesterday were unsuccessful.Kenn said the fight broke out when some locals entered the school premises. John Puri, a Grade 10 student, said they had argued with the locals on Tuesday when they entered the school compound."We don’t allow locals in the school because they take our properties. On many occasion, they break into our dormitories and steal our belongings,’’ he said. He said the locals were armed with knives, sticks, stones and catapults."We could not defend ourselves because we were taken by surprise,’’ he said.Puri said male and female students had to run for cover.Kenn condemned the fight saying the locals acted like animals by attacking students."Students are our future leaders and needed to be looked after.’’ Comments are closed.
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