The Ministry of Education has strongly condemned an incident where a bus was stoned following the Eastern zone Deans rugby competition over the weekend.
Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro will meet with the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union today to discuss the future participation of schools and students involved in violence or unruly behavior.
Radrodro stated that the Ministry of Education is prepared to suspend schools from the Deans competition if such behaviors from schools and students endanger others’ safety.
“Students and teachers are reminded that sports are a unifying activity and a professional career path for many Fijians. We cannot allow the sport to be tarnished by such indiscipline and violence.”
Radrodro encourages all schools and students to have serious discussions on this matter immediately.
“In the past, provincial teams have been suspended from local competition because their fans or teams were violent and unruly. We will not hesitate to do the same,” he emphasized.
“The safety of the general public, students, and fans is paramount,” said Radrodro.