ST MATHIAS Tsonzo High school in Mutasa has been rocked by
student riots which are allegedly being instigated and sponsored by some
teachers in a bid to push out the school head Mr Obvious Chikata.
The demonstrations started last Friday and involved mostly
Forms 3, 4 and 6 students who were protesting over the suspension of two of
their colleagues on allegations of drug and substance abuse.
The riots reached the fiver pitch on Sunday evening as male
students wearing balaclavas stormed into the girls’ dormitories and ordered
them to join the demonstrations around 11pm.
Security guards and school authorities who tried to
restrain the riotous students were pelted with an assortment of missiles.
The students vandalised the security fence around the
learning area to troop out of the school premises, forcing the school
authorities to summon police to quell the situation.
Mutasa District School Inspector Mrs Chipo Mlambo was holed
at the school on Monday trying to break the impasse. Though Mrs Mlambo said the
situation had stabilised, reports indicate that the students were threatening
to strike again on Tuesday.
Provincial Education Director Mr Edward Shumba said the
matter was still being investigated. Manica Post
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