Members of Parliament now want officers from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) deployed to secondary schools.
The MPs, from the National Assembly Education Committee, stated that student activities should be closely monitored.
The suggestion is said to be necessitated by the increased school unrest among other crimes committed by students.
NIS officers sent to schools will be required to gather intelligence information and share it with school administrators.
This information will inform action to be taken to deter unrest and crime in schools, according to a report by the committee.
“The National Intelligence Service (NIS) should take an active role in gathering information in schools on student activities, especially that touching on security, and sharing the same with school authorities and advise on preventive measures to avert students unrest,” reads the reports tabled in the National Assembly.
The report also recommended that the schools should have a close working relationship with the Ministry of Interior in overseeing security in schools.
The committee, led by Tinderet MP Julius Melly, conducted investigations after a series of strikes by students rocked the country, especially in 2018.
The chaos affected about 107 schools, with data from the Ministry of Education indicating 62 schools experienced arson while 23 experienced walk-outs by students.
At least 14 other institutions had to deal with sit-ins and a similar number experienced breakages.
The MPs identified drug abuse among students, stress related to examinations and disconnect between teachers, learners and parents as the major contributing factors of vices in school.
