The Wrong Trousers

You may think you or your kid’s headmaster is strict, but unless your children have been stripped to their knickers and sent home for wearing the wrong uniform trousers, you may want to think again. A headmaster in Mbizo, Kwekwe, allegedly stripped five boys of their pants and shoes last week for not wearing the proper uniform.

Manunure High School headmaster Mr. Charles Nzvenge allegedly locked up the trousers and shoes in his office and ordered the boys to go back home and return dressed in the right uniform. The boys were able to cover themselves in their long shirts, but endured the taunts and jeers of their fellow students, until concerned residents in the neighborhood provided the boys with pants to wear home.

Mr. Nzvenge declined to comment yesterday, referring all questions to the Ministry of Education. But Midlands district education officer Ms. Envas Gudo confirmed receiving a report and said they had subsequently set up a team to investigate the allegations. "The team, which included one psychologist and four other officials, confirmed the report and the ministry is currently working out the course of action to be taken," said Ms Gudo.

Needless to say, parents took their own course of action, besieging the headmaster’s office, forcing him to make a hasty escape.

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