Pupils strike after 'teacher forces them to crawl over gravel'

Hundreds of Kenyan schoolgirls stormed out of their school claiming a teacher forced them to walk on their knees across gravel.

Over 400 girls walked out of the Moi Forces Academy in Nakuru.

They said they'd been forced to crawl over the gravel for talking during a parade.

They said they were taking action against "a repressive and harsh school administration."

They added 12 pupils who refused to accept the punishment were suspended for two weeks..

Education authorities sid they're investigating.