The announcement sparked outrage on social media, with Tanzanians using the #ArudiShule (return to school) hashtag to criticize the move, especially considering that over 8,000 Tanzanian girls drop out of school every year due to pregnancy according to a Human Rights Watch report. 
Tamko hili la Rais lilienea katika mitandao ya kijamii, na idadi kubwa ya Watanzania wakitumia alama habari ya #ArudiShule kupinga wazo hilo, ukizingatia idadi kubwa ya wasichana wa Kitanzania wapatao 8,000 wanaositisha masomo yao kwa sababu ya ujauzito kulingana n ripoti ya haki za binadamu.