Your Excellency,
Argument #1: 

The DRC has endorsed the SSD in 2016 and ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child; you in particular have reiterated commitments to human rights in Africa and in DR Congo. You are the chair of the African Union. You must protect children in schools!

Argument #2: 

You made primary education free. That exhibits a commitment to access to education. You must follow through by removing other barriers to access and retention, like the very real fear of violence.

“And so what I want to do is during my office time is make this a reason to hope for our youth by offering them, first of all, the chance to freely access education, and in the future to be able to find employment in a way—decent employment, that would allow them to recover their dignity and to prepare themselves to prepare to take over this country in the future.” — Felix Tshisekedi, 2019

The “AU shall systematically address and mainstream the rights as well as ensure protection and welfare of children…including into the work of relevant components of all AU Peace Support Operations (PSOs) policies, strategies, training and briefing programs. These steps shall be with a view to ensure full compliance with IHL, in particular to ensure that schools are not attacked and used for military purposes."

—African Union Doctrine on Peace Support Operations, 2021