There was an incident today at the girls' section of the Princess Royal Youth Hostel residential facility.
At around 10:00 AM, (10) female residents climbed on the roof in protest.
They broke through the ceiling and then pried open loose sheets of zinc.
The instituion staff reacted by calling in the BDF volunteers and Police to bring them down from the roof.
The girls were protesting a change in the educational classes within the dormitory building, instead of the usual classrooms. A release says, "A few staff members had called in sick and so relief staff were being brought in to provide proper supervision. As such, the residents could not be escorted around the compound as per the normal schedule of activities until the relief staff arrived on the compound. Some of the residents, however, reacted negatively to the change in operations."
THE RELEASE adds that "Behavioural issues are common among the high-risk female population residing at the Youth Hostel, as many of these adolescents are affected by unresolved trauma. "
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