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Mental health, cybercrime new threats to learners' safety, ministry says

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When a teacher at Kisii School was admitted at Ram Hospital after he was stabbed by a Form Three student. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

The Ministry of Education is raising alarm over new threats that not only risk harming school children but also disrupt their education and force some to drop out.

A document by the ministry identifies climate change, mental health concerns, and cybercrime as emerging issues that requires urgent attention.

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