Authorities took this as a serious insult and expelled hundreds of students from various schools across the country.
Tukio kama hilo lilitokea mwaka 2016, kutokana na mabishano juu ya Rais kugombea mhula wa tatu, ambapo wanafunzi wa elimu ya sekondari ya juu walichorachora kwenye picha ya Nkurunziza katika vitabu vya kiada.