One such student, a 16-year-old, said, "My appeal [to the government] is for a salary increment for teachers so that they come to work, because we arent learning. 
Mumwe mudzidzi akadaro, uyo ane makore gumi nematanhatu, akati, "Chikumbiro changu [kuhurumende] ndechekuwedzerwa kwemari dzinotambirwa nevadzidzisi kuitira kuti vauye kubasa, nekuti hatisi kudzidza.