KUWAIT: A study conducted recently by the Ministry of Education (MOE) revealed alarming statistics regarding the number of crimes committed within schools including violence, aggressiveness and even attempted murder.

According to the study, schools witnessed 110 crimes over the 10 months of the past school year. This means that a crime happens every three days in Kuwait in which the criminals are but young students.

This annual statistical report made by the social and psychological services department for the school year 2014-2015 showed that 99 crimes were committed by male students including, 58 Kuwaitis and 41 non-Kuwaitis. Meanwhile, girls' schools only witnessed 11 crimes committed by 10 Kuwaiti students and one non-Kuwaiti student, the statistics show.

Statistics also showed that the crimes committed included 68 assaults, 31 thefts, eight sexual harassments, one attempted murder and two kidnaps.

The statistics also showed that Farwaniya schools came first with 40 crimes committed, followed by Ahamdi schools with 23 crimes, Jahra schools with 22, Hawally schools with 19, the capital schools with 5 crimes and Mubarak Al-Kabeer schools with only one crime.

Commenting on this phenomena, educational sources noted that MOE usually follows up juvenile students involved in crimes with the interior ministry. It then refers them to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor that places them in care houses and arranges with MOE on resume their studies while staying in those houses. - Al-Qabas