Latest News Editor's Choice. One of them has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in protest against her expulsion from the school located in Silobela, Midlands Province.
The pupils were at school to sit for their June-July Ordinary Level examinations. It is said the pupils, both male and female, were caught pants down in the girls' dormitories in July with the reported suspension coming now, a development that has drawn the ire of parents who are questioning the motive to punish the pupils ahead of their final examinations. He however, said he was still waiting for finer details from a team which went to the school on Friday to investigate the matter.
I received phone calls from some affected parents who wanted the Ministry Primary and Secondary Education to intervene citing the timing of the suspensions. So, we sent a team to investigate the matter on Friday and they are still to give me a report. So, I am waiting for the report," said Mr Machimbira.
In an interview, a parent of a suspended child said her son confirmed to her that they had been caught while engaging in sexual activities in the girls' dormitories. We were notified by the boarding master that they wanted us as parents at the school on October 13, reason being our son had committed an offence and they did not give any further details of the offence nor when it was committed," said the parent on condition of anonymity to protect the child.
She said she was told by the school that her son was caught while engaging in a group sex in the girls' dormitories. The only tangible evidence they had was they had heard from other students that the students had misbehaved in July when they were writing mid-year exams.
