St THERESE High School has expelled nine students who were
recorded in a video clip passionately kissing and caressing in pairs in the
four corners of a classrooms at the school located 60 km outside Rusape.
The video, which has gone viral on social platforms such as
WhatsApp and Facebook, captures moments when the male and female students were
fervently cuddling each other. This has set tongues wagging, with mostly
parents and education authorities berating the school authorities for laxity of
supervision.
Commentators have strongly blamed the school authorities
for failing to stamp down authority and maintaining high disciplinary
standards, leading to the disgusting behaviour by the students.
St Therese High is a partial boarding institution in Makoni
West. The school introduced a girls boarding wing in a move that
saw it becoming the first boarding institution in Makoni West in 2016.
The institution was established in the 1960s as a teachers’
training college before being turned into a day secondary school after
independence in 1983.
In the 1:38 seconds video clip that was shot using a
cellphone, the deeply involved students were captured kissing, caressing and
cuddling in the classroom.
The students were clad in school uniform and it is clear
the video clip was shot in broad daylight with the full knowledge of the
students.
One of the female students is clearly heard chuckling and
commenting that “Siyana neni iwe” (leave me alone). The comment was directed at
the person recording the video.
When reached for comment on Wednesday this week, the school
head Mrs Euphrasia Mudiwa refused to entertain questions from The Weekender.
She referred questions to responsible authority education secretary Mr Lawrence
Chibvuri and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.
“I cannot talk to you. Instead, you should talk to the
education secretary Mr Lawrence Chibvuri in Mutare. St Therese High School
belongs to the church, and he is the one empowered to talk to you. You can also
ask officials from the parent ministry in Rusape,” said Mrs Mudiwa.
Makoni district schools inspector (DSI) Mr Nathaniel
Machini said he was in a meeting, when contacted for a comment.
However, the provincial education director (PED) Mr Edward
Shumba said he was aware of the video, which was now all over social media.
“Yes I am aware of it (the video), and it is still under
investigation to verify if it’s true or false. I haven’t received a full report
yet,” said Mr Shumba.
However, a source involved the school told The Weekender
that the students caught in the romance debacle have since been sent packing by
the school.
“The students featuring in that video clip have since been
expelled from the school. Some were boarder students and others were day
scholars.
‘‘Those writing exams are the ones only coming to school
but are coming from their homes.
‘‘All the boys in the video clip are Form 4s. Two of the
girls were in Form Two, one was in Form Three and two were Form 4 boarders,”
said the well placed source. Manica Post
This video went viral. Sad I have to put it up here. Let’s hear from those saying kids are untouchable. Is this the Zimbabwe we want?@tm_nash @TinyikoHalimani @kevvyjohnsonch1 @lovejoysir @estone_mary @zanupf_patriots @CdeNMaswerasei @kmugova @GodfreyKapfund1 @koronyaAndrew pic.twitter.com/aV6wtkaUaw— Raymond Majongwe (@RMajongwe) October 28, 2019
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