Uganda, May 12 -- Four teachers at Rukungiri High School in Rukungiri Municipality have been arrested for allegedly conducting lessons during the school holiday.

The arrests were made on Monday during an operation led by the office of the Deputy Resident District Commissioner. Officials said the teachers were caught teaching in class.

Rukungiri Deputy Resident District Commissioner Mr Ahimbisibwe Wilberforce Ongom said the suspects would be taken to court and charged accordingly.

"The Ministry of Education and Sports banned schools from teaching and conducting lessons during holidays, but these teachers went ahead and defied the directive," Ongom said. "So today morning I decided to conduct an operation to end this habit of teaching du...