Government has concluded investigations into the case of
Monte Cassino Girls High students, who a fortnight ago besieged Macheke Police
Station complaining of corporal punishment being meted on them, among other
allegations.
Mashonaland East acting provincial education director
Kennedy Maturure yesterday confirmed the completion of the investigations and
said several recommendations had been made.
“I confirm that the report is complete and out. I am
currently in Gweru on government duty and we will hand over the report to the
permanent secretary. Some of the recommendations will see some of the staff
members facing disciplinary hearings and those found wanting will be charged,”
he said.
“We have also recommended sending some personnel from the
psychological unit to counsel the girls as well as to ensure that they won’t be
victimised. I will have finer details of the report on Monday.”
On March 15, the girls left the Catholic Church-run
institution at around 4am and walked for about 7km to Macheke Police Station,
accusing school authorities of confiscating their laptops, corporal punishment
and sexual harassment, among other allegations.
The girls were convinced to go back to school by government
officials, who then launched an investigation into the matter.
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission also announced that they
would do their own investigations on the school. Newsday
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