Martha Karota
Rice, an Early Childhood Development (ECD) teacher, stood before Harare
regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who remanded her in custody until today,
pending a bail application.
According to
the State, Rice was in charge of eight learners from her ECD A and B classes at
the time of the incident.
It is alleged that at around 11:30 am, the teacher left seven of the pupils unattended while she entered the school building. She also allegedly left the gate to the swimming pool unlocked.
Tragically, one
of the unattended pupils, a three-year-old child, wandered into the swimming
pool area and drowned.
The court heard
that Rice was the one who retrieved the child from the water after the
incident.
She sought help
from others nearby before the matter was reported to the police, leading to her
arrest. Herald
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